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Emerging Technology

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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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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Backgrounders

Learn about the fast-moving field of artificial intelligence and what it can mean for students.

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Cybersecurity Career Exploration

Lessons

Students will explore different possible working environments related to the field of cybersecurity.

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Robotics and Technological Thinking for Educators and Students

Backgrounders

Learn the fundamentals of technological thinking and robotic literacy and how it can be applied in elementary and high school.

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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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How Can Your Doctor Use the Data in You?

STEM Explained

Scientists are training artificial intelligence to diagnose injuries using x-rays and other medical imagery of you (and millions of others). What improvements and other changes might this bring to the health care system?

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Can You Store Electricity for Later?

STEM Explained

Sometimes, power plants make too much electricity. Energy storage technologies can help! They store the extra electricity and release it when demand goes up.

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Can Your Own Cells Cure Cancer?

STEM Explained

When a person has cancer, CAR-T Therapy uses their own cells to destroy the cancer cells in their body.