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Helping Patients through Drug Discovery
STEM Explained
Learn how researchers from Amgen are developing new drugs for cancer.
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Innovations in Nuclear Technologies
STEM Explained
Learn about why Canada is a world leader in nuclear technology.
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Testing Spacesuit Material
STEM Explained
Learn about a new material for spacesuits and the engineer who designed it.
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Heavy Equipment in Winter
STEM Explained
Learn how people keep heavy equipment working in the most challenging conditions
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Resources on Physics and Aerospace
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles and career profiles related to physics and aerospace.
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Creating a Vaccine for COVID-19 in Canada
STEM Explained
Learn how vaccines are developed, how they work and how some scientists in Canada are researching vaccines for COVID-19.
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Where Did Viruses Come From?
STEM Explained
Viruses are not living things - so where did they come from? Scientists have proposed three different hypotheses.
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
STEM Explained
Learn what quantum mechanics is, the history of its development and the ways we use it today.
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Does Living Near High-Voltage Power Lines Cause Cancer?
STEM Explained
Learn about the risks of electromagnetic radiation near high-voltage power lines.
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Exploring Canada’s Particle Accelerators
STEM Explained
Particle accelerators have amazing applications - from growing food to making airplanes safe.
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Moles and Molarity: Counting and Chemistry from Donuts to Soap
STEM Explained
To count tiny things like atoms and molecules, scientists use a measurement called the mole.
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Why does the Earth have Layers?
STEM Explained
An in-depth look at how the Earth got its layers.
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Facial Recognition and the Brain
STEM Explained
Learn how your brain recognizes faces and why you sometimes see them in places they don’t exist!
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Why Care About the Higgs Boson?
STEM Explained
Physicists are a bit like chefs, except they’re trying to figure out the recipe for the universe.