🇨🇦UofA.
University of Alberta research is
turning straw into economic gold,
in the form of Canadian-made, environmentally friendly fibres that can be used for everything from dental floss to workwear.
The new project explores the most efficient way to process and manufacture specialized fibres from cellulose, a compound comprising linked sugar molecules found in all plants."
Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences.
https://www.ualberta.ca/folio/2024/04/canadian-made-environmentally-friendly-fibres-could-boost-textile-manufacturing.html
@holon42 Hopefully, that’s not the type of research Premier Smith wants to politicize. #ableg
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-bill-requiring-provincial-approval-of-federal-funding-risks-political-meddling-academics-say-1.7171488
@holon42 Premier Smith doesn’t like the outcomes of evidence based research because it contradicts the UCP ideology.
#ableg
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-ideology-universities-alberta-analysis-1.7179680
yeah, so much the worse for UCP—and it will be for them and for Alberta😥
@anita_rotheram
oh, that is definitely NOT a good thing. they could wreck education in Alberta ❌🆘