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Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

Starting a scintillating search: SNO’s second act looks for neutrinos closer to home

Over the last decade, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) has reinvented itself as SNO+. Led by Mark Chen, the Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics, the project has taken advantage of a unique piece of research infrastructure and set out on a new mission.

Fishing in DNA illustration
Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

One Step Closer to Unravelling Cancer

Before realizing that she had made an important discovery, Caitlin Miron (PhD' 18) thought she had made a mistake. 

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Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

Dark Matter Detectives: The Hunt for the Missing Mass of the Universe

Three Queen’s particle astrophysics researchers – Gilles Gerbier, Wolfgang Rau, and Tony Noble – are detectives and leaders in the international hunt for dark matter, which makes up about 85% of matter in the universe.

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Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

How much red wine is good for your heart? Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Queen's researcher Adrian Baranchuk saw a need to address the glaring gap in expert knowledge about a widely consumed substance – red wine.

[Kerry Rowe]
Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

Engineering Solutions: Leachate, liners, landfills, and learning

Human beings have undoubtedly been throwing things away for as long as we have had things to throw. These ancient middens – the predecessors of our modern landfills – provide a treasure trove of artefacts for archaeologists, who sift through discarded items for clues to how people once lived.