UAlberta researchers solve heads-up limit Texas hold ‘em poker. In a world first, researchers in the Computer Poker Research Group at the University of Alberta have essentially solved heads-... Read more
Cleaning up oil sands tailings has just gotten a lot greener thanks to a novel technique developed by University of Alberta civil engineering professors that uses solar energy to accelerate... Read more
UAlberta research team developing atom-scale, ultra-low-power computing devices to replace transistor circuits. (Edmonton) In the drive to get small, Robert Wolkow and his lab at the Univer... Read more
UAlberta research paves way for nanoparticle-based ‘ink’ to make printable or spray-on solar cells. University of Alberta researchers have found that abundant materials in the Ea... Read more
Zebrafish eyed as answer to restoring sight of people with damaged retinas Zebrafish, the staple of genetic research, may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and returning ey... Read more
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a drug intended for diabetes appears to restore memory in Alzheimer’s brain cells. Jack Jhamandas, a researcher with the Facu... Read more
What it does blurs the line between the digital and real world A trip on public transport or to the local coffee shop might give the impression that touchscreens are everywhere, but scientis... Read more
Potential to revolutionize point-of-care medicine You wouldn’t know it from appearances, but a metal cube the size of a toaster, created at the University of Alberta, is capable of performin... Read more
The largest source, however, is agriculture Human-made nitrogen now affects even isolated waterways, presaging a world where humanity drives the natural cycle of this vital nutrient. Scienti... Read more
New Potential Therapy That Restores Motor Function Being Planned for Clinical Trial Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a promising new therapy for Huntington di... Read more
It may be five to seven years before the vaccine receives approval A University of Alberta researcher and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Virology has made the discovery of a vaccine tha... Read more