From Bruce County to space: satellite measuring space radiation launches next week
Two Bruce County scientists are part of the NEUDOSE satellite project, helping address the knowledge gap in space radiation.
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NII BLOG
Read on for the latest thinking on a new energy future.
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Municipal Innovation Council sees successful first year of Smart Beach project
Now that sensor buoys are out of the lake, data collected during a successful first summer of the project gets to work.
- Sep 26, 2022
- 1 min
An afternoon at Fairy Lake: public invited to local research project info session
The public is invited to attend “An Afternoon at Fairy Lake” where they will hear from researchers, can ask questions and learn more.
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
Meet the Smart Beach survey team!
The Smart Beach survey duo are hitting the beach to survey local residents and visitors as part of this pilot project.
- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
Researchers shed light on health of Southampton's Fairy Lake
Researchers from University of Waterloo presented their preliminary analysis from a multi-year study on Southampton’s beloved Fairy Lake.
- May 18, 2022
- 2 min
Municipal Innovation Council to launch first-of-its-kind Smart Beach project
Join the MIC to help launch the first-of-its-kind Smart Beach pilot project at Station Beach in Kincardine on May 25, 2022.
- Mar 21, 2022
- 3 min
A springtime reflection on Fairy Lake
As springtime arrives at Fairy Lake, we’re thinking back to warmer weather—to an Environment@NII ecological restoration project.
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2 min
Economic impact data proves significant opportunities in the Clean Energy Frontier region
The Clean Energy Frontier Program at NII, in partnership with Bruce Power and Bruce County, is unrolling the findings of an economic study.
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Smart beach technology coming to Bruce County waterfront this summer
The Municipal Innovation Council has partnered with expert researchers to pilot a Smart Beach project—the first of its kind in North America
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
Climate change innovation with new Bruce County flood mapping project
The Bruce County Topographical Mapping project is a collaborative project that capitalizes on advances in technology
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Safer beaches save lives: innovation at work in Bruce County
The Smart Beach Project includes remote sensing, machine learning and IoT—and is on track to launch as a pilot in 2022.
- Sep 13, 2021
- 1 min
Why hydrogen needs nuclear: September Nuclear Intelligence Report
This month’s Nuclear Intelligence Report studies the electricity demands of Canada’s hydrogen future and how we might meet them.
- Aug 30, 2021
- 5 min
Research and implementation for local impact
I have had the distinct pleasure of working with a bright, talented, and motivated team on five research-intensive projects for MIC members.
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Bruce Power and NII unveil vision for next 50 years of operation
The report, written in collaboration with NII, explores Bruce Power’s role as a critical enabler of net zero.
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
Rural Ontario must get ready for the electric vehicle future
Bruce, Grey and Huron counties risk losing tourist business unless they expand places for Ontario’s growing number of EV drivers to plug in.
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
Exploring SMR readiness in Africa: June Nuclear Intelligence Report
We look at the state of nuclear readiness in Africa as well as an Indigenous partnership for SMR investment in Saskatchewan
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
Canada’s first-ever feasibility study on the case for nuclear hydrogen production now underway
The study will be the first of its kind in Canada to evaluate the technical viability and business case for nuclear hydrogen production.
- May 19, 2021
- 3 min
Spring brings renewal and growth for the MIC
Having worked in post-secondary education for nearly two decades, I became accustomed to making May 1st the new year.
- May 10, 2021
- 4 min
The future of Canada’s medical isotopes ecosystem
Dr. Karin Stephenson is one of the trailblazers driving innovation to ensure the success of the medical isotopes industry here in Canada.
- Apr 30, 2021
- 5 min
A window into climate change on a warming Lake Huron
If climate change predictions happen in the coming decades, we might not see native species like these in our lakes.
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