Grants and Contributions

The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .

For pathogens such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that are spread through inhalation, the cells of the lung are the first line of defense for the host. A detailed understanding of the temporal and structural components of these interactions may be used to augment the host’s immune protection system. These components include the glycans and their receptors on both the host and the viral surface. It is anticipated that unravelling the interactions of the host’s glycans with viral receptors will allow for the development of practical diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. The SARS-CoV-2 virus utilizes its spike protein for attachment and internalization into host cells as a pivotal event required for viral replication. There is evidence that the first step of these events is the interaction of the N-terminal domain (NTD) of the spike protein with sialic acid-based receptors lining the respiratory tract. The aim of this Project is to identify key competitor glycans to the postulated SARS-CoV-2 virus glycan receptor that may also be useful for the development for both diagnostics and therapeutics.

The objective of the Project is to move Rydberg atom-based electric field sensing towards becoming a primary standard for radio frequency (RF) power in the MHz-THz frequency range. The Project will consist of three main components. First, QVIL and NRC will investigate three different electric field probes that QVIL has designed for metrology applications. These electric field probes reduce scattering and increase the uniformity of the measured electric fields inside of the vapour cell sensor. Secondly, the Project team will make precision measurements of the transition dipole moments between Rydberg states of Cs from n~35-150, where n is the principal quantum number. These measurements will improve the accuracy
by over an order of magnitude. Thirdly, the researchers will carry out a precision measurement where Rydberg atom-based metrology probes are tested against calibrated antennas and calorimeters. Since the accuracy of the Rydberg atom-based sensors is superior to conventional standards, the vapour cell probes will be compared to each other as well.

The main objective of the project is to develop Rydberg atom-based radio frequency (RF) sensors for applications in space. The initial studies show that Rydberg atom-based sensors are poised to outperform classical technology in almost all relevant metrics. The project team will perform feasibility checks, do a performance analysis, propose a high-level instrument architecture, survey requirements and carry-out proof-of-concept experiments to evaluate Rydberg atom-based sensors for spaceborne radar during the program period.

Despite their unmatched precision, modern laboratory optical clocks like the strontium lattice clock are unlikely to become portable in the near future.

Development of AI-enabled trade and supply-chain data ingestion for transformation into actionable commercial insights.

However, the slow and costly development process needed to discover new materials hinders our ability to achieve a low-carbon economy. Autonomous laboratories integrate automated experimentation, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing (HPC) into a single platform to substantially accelerate scientific discovery.

The objective of the collaborative equipment contribution Project is to support the development a new “Advanced Marine Acoustics Laboratory”, which will act as technology platform enabling research in the advancement of
computational tools for the prediction of noise on and from ships, and in monitoring underwater noise pollution from ships. The collaborative research resulting from the new advanced marine acoustics laboratory will include: the
design of propellers improving ship efficiency and reducing noise pollution; the mitigation of environmental impact of ship operations; the improvement of safety on ships; the development of technology to reduce noise exposure of
crew members; and the development of technology for monitoring anthropogenic underwater noise pollution. The new “Advanced Marine Acoustics Laboratory” will establish a technological platform for gaining
insights related to noise generation and propagation from ships.

However, the slow and costly development process needed to discover new materials hinders our ability to achieve a low-carbon economy. Autonomous laboratories integrate automated experimentation, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing (HPC) into a single platform to substantially accelerate scientific discovery.

However, the slow and costly development process needed to discover new materials hinders our ability to achieve a low-carbon economy. Autonomous laboratories integrate automated experimentation, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing (HPC) into a single platform to substantially accelerate scientific discovery.