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University of Guelph reach finals of Deep Space Food Challenge

University of Guelph reach finals of Deep Space Food Challenge

A team of University of Guelph science students are into the finals of a competition that aims to determine the best way to grow food in outer space. The team named Canada GOOSE (Growth Options for Outer Space Environments) is on to the third and final phase in the Canadian Space Agency’s Deep Space Food Challenge. It was launched in partnership with Impact Canada in 2021 to encourage new technologies to produce food for both future space missions, and harsh or remote environments on Earth. Canada GOOSE developed a prototype chamber that can grow fruits, vegetables and mushrooms without soil, sunlight or...

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York University leads $318.4M first-of-kind inclusive next-gen technology research initiative

York University leads $318.4M first-of-kind inclusive next-gen technology research initiative

April 28, 2023   Together with Queen’s University, the cross-disciplinary work is backed by $105.7M in federal funding through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund TORONTO, April 28, 2023 — Is an equitable world that includes humans and machines possible? York University researchers believe it must be and have set out to make it so through a first of its kind interdisciplinary research initiative called Connected Minds: Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society. From universities to industries, hospitals and policymakers, artists and Indigenous communities, York’s Connected Minds will engage 50+ community partners and research collaborators over seven years supported by a...

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Largest-ever federal university grant awarded for AI and robotics research, as part of $1.4B fund

Largest-ever federal university grant awarded for AI and robotics research, as part of $1.4B fund

The Canadian government unveiled Friday which 11 universities will be receiving a portion of nearly $1.4 billion in funding for research on new technology like artificial intelligence, robotics, carbon capturing and health care. The funds are being provided through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), which aims to boost research in Canadian post-secondary institutions. Receiving the single largest grant in the program's history is the University of Toronto, which has been granted a total of $199.5 million over seven years. Ten other schools across the country are also receiving federal funding:  McGill University: $165 million for DNA to RNA: An Inclusive...

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With Security Copilot, Microsoft brings the power of AI to cyberdefense

With Security Copilot, Microsoft brings the power of AI to cyberdefense

  Trained across security and networking disciplines and armed with trillions of data signals, Security Copilot dramatically increases the reach, speed and effectiveness of any security team REDMOND, Wash. — March 28, 2023 — Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced it is bringing the next generation of AI to cybersecurity with the launch of Microsoft Security Copilot, giving defenders a much-needed tool to quickly detect and respond to threats and better understand the threat landscape overall. Security Copilot will combine Microsoft’s vast threat intelligence footprint with industry-leading expertise to augment the work of security professionals through an easy-to-use AI assistant. “Today the odds...

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Meta’s New ChatGPT-Like AI Is Fluent in the Language of Proteins—and Has Already Modeled 700 Million of Them

Meta’s New ChatGPT-Like AI Is Fluent in the Language of Proteins—and Has Already Modeled 700 Million of Them

The race to solve every protein structure just welcomed another tech giant: Meta AI. A research offshoot of Meta, known for Facebook and Instagram, the team came onto the protein shape prediction scene with an ambitious goal: to decipher the “dark matter” of the protein universe. Often found in bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms, these proteins lounge in our everyday environments but are complete mysteries to science. “These are the structures we know the least about. These are incredibly mysterious proteins. I think they offer the potential for great insight into biology,” said senior author Dr. Alexander Rives to Nature. In other words,...

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