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- Ottawa: Drone testing from April 27 to July 17, 2026
- Ottawa: Gas turbine engine testing from April 6, 2026 to August 31, 2026
Research publications
- Environmental assessment of tide-driven spatiotemporal dynamics of fecal coliform as a microbial hazard along Canada's coasts
- Review of select fire information data standards from a Canadian context
- Examen de certaines normes relatives aux données d’information sur les incendies dans le contexte canadien (French only)
- Uncertainty due to the current measurand definition for line scales
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- MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH BUBBLE-BASED MICROMIXER
- TURNSTILE OMT USING MAGIC-TS FOR HIGHER TOLERANCE TO MISALIGNMENT AND LAYOUT ASYMMETRY
- SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
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- Advancing Canada’s capacity in photonic semiconductors and AI innovation
[2026-05-04 - 19:05] - Future spin-off of the NRC’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre
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2026-07-12