York University researchers have discovered a way to make Lithium-powered batteries more environmentally friendly while retaining performance, stability and storage capacity.
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What happens when the Universe ends?
How does it all end? Does the Universe end the same way it started, with a bang? Media are invited to hear theoretical astrophysicist and science communicator Katie Mack discuss what modern astrophysicists believe will happen in her talk, Death of a Universe, at York University.
A groundswell of advocates needed to change tide on women in STEM
A groundswell of advocates are needed to combat the current unequal numbers of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), says York University Professor Dawn Bazely, a biologist in the Faculty of Science. With the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Tuesday, February 11, Bazely says much more work is required to tip the scales.
A way of life in peril as inland lakes and rivers fail to freeze
Melting glaciers and rising sea levels receive a lot of attention, but there has been far less research on how a warmer world affects people who rely on freshwater ice on lakes and rivers.
Would stopping Daylight Saving Time help your natural body clock?
York University biological rhythms expert available to explain how internal clock works TORONTO, October 30, 2019 – When Canadians turn back their clocks one hour at 2 a.m. this Sunday, November 3, many will experience a shock to their bodies’ internal clock much like the jet lag experienced after flying across time zones, according to […]
Is enough being done to prevent Ontario’s birds from window collision deaths?
York University bird expert is available for comment TORONTO, October 7, 2019 – The catastrophically high number of birds killed every year when they smash into glass windows is one of the main reasons why Canada and the United States have lost almost 3 billion birds since 1970, according to York University Professor Bridget Stutchbury. […]
Students set to do “galaxy hunting” on largest telescope at a Canadian university
Media invited to experience York University’s new $1M telescope before public opening TORONTO, September 30, 2019 – York University is expanding its foothold in astronomy with a shiny new one-metre, custom telescope which boasts the most powerful optical performance ever experienced at a university campus in Canada. For students, astronomers and members of the public, […]
