INRS (Institut national de la recherche scientifique) is a prestigious graduate-level research institution in Quebec, Canada, focusing exclusively on graduate studies and research. Established in 1969, it operates under the Université du Québec umbrella and is devoted to fundamental and applied research in several key areas. These areas include water, earth, and environmental sciences, engineering and advanced technologies, energy and materials sciences, and health sciences. INRS aims to contribute significantly to the advancement of knowledge and to the development of technology and society by fostering a strong collaboration between its research programs and industry. Its unique model, with a focus on both graduate training and high-level research, allows it to effectively address scientific challenges that are both complex and relevant to societal needs.
Professor Fabio Boschini and his team at QMI-UBC have highlighted the TR-ARPES photoemission technique. Research into quantum materials is leading to revolutionary breakthroughs and is…
Canadian research team at INRS makes discovery that could enhance the effectiveness of radiation therapy in oncology. Ultrafast laser technology consistently delivers unexpected advancements. At…
A research team is exploring the correlations between the molecular structure, function, and dynamics of enzymes. Earlier this year, a significant discovery was made in…
INRS researchers and international partners have succeeded in looking at spin inside rare earth materials, using a tabletop ultrafast soft-X-ray microscope, for the first time….
A balanced intake of antioxidants could prevent the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Research has shown that an oxidation-antioxidant imbalance in the blood is an early…
Important funding for the intersectoral research work of two INRS professors. Patrick Drogui and My Ali El Khakani, professors at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS),…
An INRS team is investigating the relationship between body mass and the risk of developing cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer…
Researchers at Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have discovered a cost-effective way to tune the spectrum of a laser to the infrared, a…
Researchers Design the World’s Fastest UV Camera – Records Photons in the Ultraviolet Range in Real Time The team of Professor Jinyang Liang, a specialist…
An international team of researchers has demonstrated an innovative technique for increasing the intensity of lasers. In a paper that made the cover of the…
Imaging Magnetic Instabilities Using Laser Accelerated Protons An international team of researchers highlighted two variants of Weibel’s instability. The magnetic structures resulting from a plasma…
Canadian scientists take one step closer to a better understanding of Batten disease. Professor Stéphane Lefrançois, a researcher at the Institut National de la Recherche…
Two Teams of INRS Join Forces and Develop a New Ecological Process to Degrade Atrazine Atrazine is one of the most widely used pesticides in…
As ice melts, the organic carbon found in permafrost is released once again after ages of confinement in the soil. It is making its way…