They can join a variety of different materials together, carry a 2,000 kilogram load on a small adhesive surface, and even be sent into space. Since the first patent in 1814, the number and specialty of adhesives have exploded. As part of a new series of general public conferences from the Faculty of Science and … [Read more…]
Located on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian High Arctic, Lake A has been isolated from the world for thousands of years. “It is, in a sense, a lost world that has been preserved from all anthropogenic disturbances. The environmental conditions are particularly favorable for research into microorganisms and their potential,” emphasizes Adrien Vigneron, former postdoctoral … [Read more…]
Denis Richard, professor at the University of Laval and researcher at the Research Center of the University Institute of Cardiology and Pulmonology at Quebec-Université Laval (IUCPQ), died on December 9th. Professor Richard has been teaching at the Faculty of Medicine since 1984. An expert in the regulation of energy balance, he has authored more than … [Read more…]
Laval University and its Faculty of Administrative Sciences today announce the establishment of the Research Chair in Cybersecurity Governance and Management. The mission of this chair is to better understand, document and solve the social, human and business issues related to the digital security of public and private organizations. It will benefit from $2 million … [Read more…]