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OPG gets a 360 degree view inside nuclear reactors

Robot delivers the first up close look at critical components inside nuclear reactors.

August 27, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Hot cup of biodiesel

Family run start up is turning coffee grounds into biodiesel.

June 18, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Super chip for smarter cars

New microprocessors for vehicles could predict mechanical failures and reduce traffic accidents.

May 19, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Thinking inside the box

A packaging solutions firm tunes into market demand for sustainable packaging alternatives.

April 28, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

A bump in the road to sustainability

This new energy technology turns vehicles’ braking motion into electricity.

April 21, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

New standards for small workspaces

From mining to manholes, CSA puts out guidelines to keep workers safe.

April 14, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Bill 168: What’s your violence policy?

The deadline is quickly approaching for Ontario employers to be in compliance with new Occupational Health and Safety Act amendments.

April 07, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Flexibility enables growth for composites maker

A small Canadian start-up firm applies automotive expertise to composite development.

March 31, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Lift truck fuel cells get up to speed

A new water handling method improves the usefulness of long-awaited clean energy technology.

March 24, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Manufacturers persevere with dollar volatility

A new study proves diversification and globalization is key for manufacturers to successfully hedge against currency fluctuations.

March 17, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Working a niche works

Small Quebec plastics firm turned custom R&D into opportunity.

March 10, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

New servo boosts packaging profits

A Hamilton packaging machinery company turned to innovation to satisfy customer needs and ended up with a product that opens doors to new markets.

March 03, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Keeping an eye on nano

Health Canada builds toward regulations for nanotechnology.

February 17, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Auto manufacturing through robotic eyes

A new sensor smart technology could help automakers with efficiency.

February 10, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor

Sunny future for auto part manufacturer

A 30-year-old Markham Ont.-based company is proving that auto part manufacturing expertise is a natural fit to grow the burgeoning solar energy industry.

January 27, 2010   |   Noelle Stapinsky, Features Editor
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