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February 21, 2012
The research community should be encouraged that the Government of Canada continues to reinforce its belief that investing in research and development is a key priority for economic growth and job...
September 1, 2005
Perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind about the Superstars of Innovation writer’s award is that it attempts, modestly, to address the growing gap in capacity between two of Canada’s most...
May 27, 2014
Minding the infrastructure gap
We often take public infrastructure for granted. We assume that the bridges we cross on the way to work will remain stable, that our taps will always run...
September 22, 2010
How often do you use natural health products (NHPs) in your everyday life? You might take a vitamin or two and an omega-3 supplement. Or maybe you take a dose of glucosamine when your joints are...
November 10, 2009
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ISIS research engineer Chad Glowak (at left), ISIS president Aftab Mufti (centre) and resource centre manager Evangeline Murison.
Tamara Nathaniel
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June 24, 2009
Final question round at Carleton University
Isabel Deslauriers
What do you call a circular piece of DNA? What are the four forces that affect fermions? Name the large muscle that pushes on the...
August 3, 2012
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games is attracting thousands of athletes and spectators from around the world. And with each person transported to the Games comes a carbon footprint. But not for Team Canada...
November 1, 2006
On June 22, 2006, a large gathering of scientists, administrators, business people, and politicians met to celebrate the opening of the $120 million facility of the National Institute for...
September 1, 2007
The beams from our headlamps are swallowed by blackness while sweat gathers on our brows as we trudge through the curving, descending rock tunnel more than two kilometers underground. We are heading...
May 27, 2014
Summer in the city seems to be set to one pervasive soundtrack: the grinding, jack-hammering, ear-splitting noise of construction. The warm months are a cold country’s chance to rebuild — roads are...