The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most detailed and sharpest images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula. These images were targeted by an international collaboration, including Western researchers.
Research & Innovation
International collaboration advances drones as next big step in planetary exploration
Catherine Neish led a team of students to Iceland to test how drones and rovers could work together for future space missions.
Northern Hail Project recovers record-breaking hailstone
A Canadian record-breaking hailstone was recovered by the Northern Hail Project field team weighing 292.71 grams, eclipsing the previous title holder – a hailstone weighing 290 grams, collected nearly 50 years ago.
Bioarchaeologists confirm museum shrunken head as human remains
Researchers have verified the authenticity of a South American tsantsa (shrunken head) as human remains, an important step in the global effort toward decolonization and preserving and understanding Indigenous history.
New Western-led project probes health benefits of parks in Canada
New research project led by HEAL will explore the impact of parks and protected areas across Canada on people’s health and well-being.
Hibernating insects regrow muscles on demand: study
New research from Western University has found potato beetles can break down and regrow muscles on demand, allowing them to preserve energy over the winter.
Open-source tech enables 3D-printed surgical table
A collaborative project between Western Engineering and Michigan Tech University was successful in building a 3D-printed, functional surgical fracture table at a fraction of what it would normally cost.
Western Space team uses NASA data to decipher clouds of sand on distant planets
A new study led by researchers at Western University provides critical information on sand clouds observed in distant planets and helps affirm a larger theory of how planetary atmospheres work.
Innovative lung imaging technique shows cause of long-COVID symptoms
Using functional MRI with inhaled xenon gas, researchers have identified for the first time, that long-COVID symptoms are related to microscopic abnormalities that affect how oxygen is exchanged from the lungs to the red blood cells
New Western innovation gels engineering with medicine
Western biomaterials expert Kibret Mequanint has developed the first-ever water-hating fluid, which displaces body fluids surrounding an injury allowing for near-instantaneous gelling, sealing and healing of injured tissue.
Scaling the climate-smart circular economy
A landmark study conducted by researchers at the Ivey Business School’s Centre for Building Sustainable Value, examined two Canadian “hot spots” for circular innovation in the agri-food sector.
Researchers use social network analysis to model virus evolution
New research from Western University suggests some viruses evolve more like a dynamic social network – rather than a rigid tree, as was previously believed – recombining with one another to create a web of intersecting subtypes. This work has implications for...