Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Procurement, not patents, was the key to vaccine and antiviral development during the pandemic
While intellectual property played a role in building technology platforms, the real star incentive bringing vaccines and antivirals forward was public sector investment, most prominently procurement. Understanding this reality provides an opportunity for proactive planning before the next pandemic.
Industrial-scale gas-exsolution electrolyzer for a breakthrough of upgrading CO2 toward valuable CO products and beyond
New technology developed by Professor Zhongwei Chen at the University of Waterloo could make a significant difference in the fight against climate change by affordably converting harmful carbon dioxide into fuels and other valuable chemicals on an industrial scale.
