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April 24, 2017
“Smart garments” of the future will include hospital gowns that record vital signs, military clothing that harnesses a soldier’s body heat for energy, turning it into power to charge her equipment,...
September 15, 2006
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You’d think that someone like me, who spends hours every week reading articles about science, would find the role of chairing the panel judging the entries in CFI’s...
November 1, 2005
What’s the favourite topic of conversation for Canadians? The weather.
As a nation that’s used to weather extremes of all kinds, our national conversation has always had a rich and varied vocabulary...
November 17, 2014
When Vancouver-based Rayne Longboards wanted to build better skateboard accessories, they turned to the 3-D printing studios at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. In just one week, they were able...
February 9, 2013
Brothers and University of Alberta professors, Sean and Timothy Caulfield brought artists and researchers together to create “Perceptions of Promise: Biotechnology, Society and Art,” an...
May 12, 2010
Rapping, DJing, graffiti arts and breakdancing are all part of hip-hop culture that originated in New York City in the mid-1970s. Now, aboriginal youth in parts of Canada are using hip-hop to...
March 8, 2004
OTTAWA, March 8, 2004—Canada’s research community will receive a major boost thanks to a $585.9 million investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). This investment will...
September 15, 2006
The beginning of the modern-day relationship between science and the media could perhaps be traced to the headlines that turned Albert Einstein into a 20th century superstar in November, 1919.
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October 20, 2010
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The Kwìkwèxwelhp minimum security prison near Chilliwack, B.C., is home to up to 50 inmates, 75 percent of whom are serving life sentences.
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August 25, 2015
Bullying in schools is more troubling than ever for a generation hooked on social media, as the dynamics of the classroom reach students at home through their Twitter feeds and Facebook pages. Along...