U of A gets $18.6 million grant for permafrost, nano tech research

Trees in particular and nature in general has fascinated and inspired many a scientist for generations. And scientists are once again taking a leaf out of nature’s book.
“In the case of a leaf, everyone knows that chlorophyll absorbs light but you actually have a very complicated structure that absorbs the light and converts that into chemical energy,” said Jillian Buriak, chemistry professor at the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair of Nanomaterials for Energy. &l