Western University

Inside the Agrotunnel - from left to right: Food Security Structures president and CEO Kim Parker, Agrotunnel operations manager Amita Sharma, Food Security Structures vice-president & chief technology officer Greg Whiteside, John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation Dr. Joshua Peace, and graduate student Max Qian

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Net-zero vertical farm aims to solve a growing berry problem

Canadian researchers have embarked on a mission to produce year-round berry crops pretty much anywhere. The Agrotunnel vertical farm provides optimum growing conditions monitored by AI, and meets electricity needs with proprietary solar panels.

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Scientists design potentially life-saving 3D-printed stethoscope

When Dr. Tarek Loubani travelled to Gaza to work as an ER physician, stethoscopes were in short supply. Later, he noticed that a toy stethoscope worked quite well. This prompted him and a team from Western University to design a plastic stethoscope that can be made anywhere, using a 3D printer.

DeskCAT is a miniature visible-light CT scanner, designed for use in medical school classrooms

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Desktop-sized CT scanner created as a teaching aid

DeskCAT is a miniature visible-light CT scanner, designed for use in medical school classrooms.