The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) offers a number of videos that present information about our facilities, our research and our employees.
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NRC's Integrated Aerial Mobility program: the future of flight is now | Aerospace | The program draws on expertise in aerospace, energy, advanced materials and digital technologies to overcome the technical and regulatory challenges of the next generation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). | Cool science |
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Centre for air travel research | Aerospace | A realistic and flexible air travel environment for development, design and evaluation purposes. | Facilities and equipment |
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50th anniversary of the 9 m wind tunnel | Aerospace | Since 1970, the 9 m wind tunnel has been used to improve the aerodynamic performance of air, sea, and ground vehicles and structures from around the world. | Cool science |
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Material for Clean Fuels Challenge program | Energy, Mining and Environment | Developing clean technologies to meet Canada's climate change targets. | Challenge program |
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High-throughput and Secure Networks Challenge program | Advanced Electronics and Photonics | Developing innovative technologies for fast and secure networks. | Challenge program |
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360° video : Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory | Security and Disruptive Technologies | Home of the world's most influential groups in femtosecond and attosecond science | Facilities and equipment |
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360° video : Climatic Testing Facility | Automotive and Surface Transportation | Facility designed to test equipment and vehicles under an exceptionally wide range of thermal and environmental conditions. | Facilities and equipment |
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360° video: Manufacturing and Automotive Innovation Hub research facility | Automotive and Surface Transportation | A collaborative workspace for leading-edge research in advanced manufacturing and connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. | Facilities and equipment |
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The NRC's 3 m x 6 m propulsion icing wind tunnel | Aerospace | The 3 m x 6 m propulsion icing wind tunnel can accommodate full-scale, full-speed, cold temperature tests with fluids. | Facilities and equipment |
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360° video – The NRC's Aerial Robotics Laboratory | Aerospace | An indoor drone testing environment for the development of contact-based drone applications on elevated structures. | Facilities and equipment |
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Happy New Year from the National Research Council of Canada | Metrology | Father time Alan Steele, Canada's Chief Metrologist and Director General of the Metrology Research Centre wishes everyone a happy New Year on behalf of the NRC. | Overview |
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CANSEC 2019 | NRC | The NRC provides expertise and creative defense and security solutions on land, in the air and at sea. | Cool science |
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NRC research highlights for 2018 | NRC | 2018: A year of ground-breaking science achievements at the NRC. | Overview |
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Advancing knowledge and scientific boundaries | NRC | The NRC leverages research in science & technology to prepare us for the challenges of tomorrow. | Overview |
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NRC flies the world's first civil jet powered by 100 percent biofuel | Aerospace | Cool science |
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What's microgravity? | Aerospace | Duff Gowanlock, Research Test Flight Engineer at the NRC, explains the sensation of microgravity. | Cool science |
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Why's microgravity sometimes called zero-g? | Aerospace | Duff Gowanlock, Research Test Flight Engineer at the NRC, explains the misnomer of zero gravity. | Cool science |
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How's microgravity copied on earth? | Aerospace | Duff Gowanlock, Research Test Flight Engineer, explains how the Falcon 20 aircraft mimics the sensation of microgravity by flying parabolic arches. | Cool science |
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Why do we do microgravity research? | Aerospace | Research builds our understanding of how equipment will work in space. | Cool science |
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What kind of microgravity research has the NRC done? (Part 1) | Aerospace | The NRC works with partners on a wide variety of microgravity applications. | Cool science |
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What kind of microgravity research has the NRC done? (Part 2) | Aerospace | Earth can help prepare for longer space missions that make use of resources on the moon or other planets. | Cool science |
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What kind of microgravity research has the NRC done? (Part 3) | Aerospace | Dr. Heather Wright-Beatty researches motion sickness in microgravity environments. | Cool science |
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360° video: Battery Prototyping Laboratory | Automotive and Surface Transportation | The NRC's battery prototyping laboratory in Boucherville, Quebec, develops innovative industry-grade manufacturing processes for lithium-ion batteries. | Cool science |
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Dominion Astrophysical Observatory research facility | Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics | On May 6, 1918, the Plaskett telescope captured its first light, thus inaugurating the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. | Facilities and equipment |
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A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Canada's timekeepers | Metrology | Curious about the relationship between cesium atoms and time keeping? Dr. Louis Marmet explains how cesium atoms are used to record Canada's official time. | Cool science |
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The NRC's 50-year history supporting Canada's Olympic athletes | Aerospace | For the past 50 years, NRC researchers have been helping Canadian athletes reach their full potential. | Cool science |
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Annick D'Auteuil, the NRC's sports aerodynamics expert | Aerospace | Meet Annick D'Auteuil, the NRC's sports aerodynamics expert who helps Canadian athletes win Olympic medals. | Who we are |
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The importance of aerodynamics for sports | Aerospace | NRC Researcher in aerodynamics Annick D'Auteuil studies drag force with Canadian athletes. | Cool science |
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Simulation and digital health | Medical Devices | Medical task simulation and digital health at the NRC's Medical Devices Research Centre. | Facilities and equipment |
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Cold spray of a permanent magnet to the inside surface of a cylinder | Automotive and Surface Transportation | Demonstration: Cold spray of a permanent magnet to the inside surface of a cylinder. | Cool science |
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Harsh environment sensing | Security and Disruptive Technologies | Demonstration: Use of fibre Bragg gratings in harsh environments. | Cool science |
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High sensitivity trace gas sensing | Security and Disruptive Technologies | Demonstration: High sensitivity trace gas sensing with mid-infrared lasers for absorption spectroscopy. | Facilities and equipment |
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Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) | Aerospace | The NRC's GLACIER facility enables icing testing of full size jet engines at ground-level. | Facilities and equipment |
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Altitude icing wind tunnel | Aerospace | The Altitude Icing Wind Tunnel recreates atmospheric icing conditions. | Facilities and equipment |
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The Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre | Advanced Electronics and Photonics | Services and expertise provided by the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre. | Facilities and equipment |
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NRC facilities and expertise in bioanalytical micro-nano devices | Medical Devices | Demonstration: NRC facilities and expertise in bioanalytical micro-nano devices. | Facilities and equipment |
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Blueprint to data | Aerospace | The NRC's capabilities in design, fabrication, and testing to help you with all your design needs. | Facilities and equipment |
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Metrology is the science of measurement | Metrology | Metrology is part of everyday life. Just look around you to see it. | Cool science |
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Bioenergy technology innovation | Aerospace | Facilities and equipment |
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Nafiseh Ebrahimi - Employee profile | Construction | Who we are |
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360o video: Hydrogen Laboratory | Energy, Mining and Environment | Where we perform leading-edge R&D into fuel cells, electrolysis and other hydrogen technologies. | Facilities and equipment |
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360o video: Cell culture pilot plant | Human Health Therapeutics | The NRC's cell culture facility provides expertise and capacity in process development and scale-up for biologics and vaccines. | Facilities and equipment |
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360o video: Microbial Fermentation Pilot Plant | Human Health Therapeutics | The NRC's microbial fermentation facility offers a range of expertise and capacity in microbial physiology, bioprocess development, purification and optimization. | Facilities and equipment |
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360o video: Battery performance and safety evaluation research facility | Energy, Mining and Environment | The NRC's Battery performance and safety evaluation research facility in Ottawa, Ontario, tests energy storage devices under a variety of situations and operational conditions to evaluate safety and performance. | Facilities and equipment |
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