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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.

[Dragonfly caught in oil]
Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

Deliberating on dilbit

Short for “diluted bitumen,” the term "dilbit" refers to a chemical concoction that makes petroleum extracted from oil sands easier to transport. Diane Orihel – an assistant professor in the School of Environmental Studies and Queen’s National Scholar – is exploring the effects of this increasingly controversial material.

[David Murakami-Wood and researcher team]
Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

Smart Cities: The City of the Future?

What does a smart city look like? Will technology rule? Or, should technology be a means to an end in creating a good city where diverse human beings can flourish?