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Beneath the Surface
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Jan 28, 2016
Western University researcher, Peter J. Schultz, built the first positronic beam device in Canada and used it to advance the study of solid surfaces and thin films in the 1980s and 1990s. This technology allows aviation inspectors to detect damage to material at an atomic level before any visible damage is apparent.
Sound from Silence
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Sound from Silence

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Jan 28, 2016
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Richard Seewald and Susan Scollie led teams at Western University’s National Centre for Audiology that developed the Desired Sensation Level (DSL) method for paediatric hearing instrument fitting – technology that is now used worldwide.
Picture of Health
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Picture of Health

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Jan 28, 2016
Canada’s first human brain MRI was conducted in London, Ontario in 1982, and led to pioneering advances in cardiovascular, orthopaedic and neonatal MRI in the city.
Stopping Progress of Diabetes
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Stopping Progress of Diabetes

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Jan 28, 2016
A team at Western University’s affiliated University Hospital, led by Dr. Calvin Stiller, announced success in a trial using cyclosporine to stop the progress of Type 1 diabetes in 1982.
Stuck on Discovery
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Stuck on Discovery

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Jan 28, 2016
During the 1980s, a team led by Western University researcher Khadry Galil promoted, advanced and expanded a surgical glue from a liquid derivative of cyanoacrylate now used worldwide for everything from emergency medicine and blocking aneurysms, to clamping large blood vessels and periodontology.
Growing Green
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Growing Green

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Jan 28, 2016
By developing the process of ultrapyrolysis and using a variety of natural biomass products during the 1970s and 1980s, Western University researcher, Maurice Bergougnou, discovered ‘green oil,’ which is biodegradable and toxicologically safe.
A Trailblazer in Zoology
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A Trailblazer in Zoology

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Jan 28, 2016
During her long career at Western University, zoologist Helen Battle pioneered the use of fertilized fish eggs to study the effects of pollutants on aquatic life and drinking water, and of carcinogenic substances on cell growth. In 1928, Battle was the first woman in Canada awarded a PhD in Marine Biology, and she was subsequently named one of 19 outstanding women scientists by the national Museum of Natural Science in 1975.
Stroke of Genius
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Stroke of Genius

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Jan 27, 2016
People at risk of stroke are often prescribed low-doses of Aspirin to stave off heart disease thanks to Dr. Henry Barnett’s research. In the 1970s, he lead a large international clinical trial into Aspirin, showing that any antiplatelet drug could prevent diseases due to arterial thrombosis. Co-founder of Robarts Research Institute at Western University, Barnett would go on to become the world’s leading consultant in stroke care. His research changed the way doctors manage the risk of heart
Blasting Cancer
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Blasting Cancer

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Jan 27, 2016
The leaves of the Madagascar periwinkle plant, Vinca Rosea, contain a powerful anti-cancer drug. In 1958, chemist Charles Beer and Dr. Robert Noble discovered and isolated it. The Western University researchers’ discovery was serendipitous: Noble received 25 leaves of the plant from his brother, who was also doctor. His brother had in turn received the leaves from one of his patients, who told him periwinkle tea was popular in Jamaica for treating diabetes. Called vinblastine, the drug turned
Defining Wind Engineering
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Defining Wind Engineering

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Jan 27, 2016
Known as the father of modern wind engineering, Alan Davenport’s research into wind’s impact on built and natural environments improved the stability of structures around the world. In 1965, he established at Western University the first-of-its-kind Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory for civil engineers. The tunnel allowed him and his colleagues to detect vulnerabilities and to redesign tall buildings and long bridges, including Confederation Bridge, to be more resilient. Davenport’s equation
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