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Canadian tech company shows off world’s largest touchscreen
Mississauga-based Baanto’s enormous “touch wall” recognizes 35 simultaneous touch points.
Honda Robotics rolls out UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Device
Robotic “two-wheeler” functions like a motorized office chair for the office bound.
Maximizing Hydraulic Efficiency
Choosing the most efficient control option requires full understanding of a hydraulic application.
Autodesk Research tests “under-skin” interfaces
Excuse me, I have to answer my forearm: Implanted electronics designed to become the tech gadget that’s always with you.
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Feds looking at EI recipients relocating to jobs
A new study from the Human Resources Department suggests Ottawa is looking at ways to get people receiving employment insurance to move to other regions with more jobs.
CAE to source pilots with $314M Oxford acquisition
CAE is expanding it global flight training capabilities and entering the pilot outsourcing business by acquiring Oxford Aviation Academy and a subsidiary for $314 million.
Keep production in Japan to aid recovery: Toyota president
Toyota president Akio Toyoda took the helm at Japan's auto industry group with a promise to keep production and jobs at home to help along the country's recovery.
US, EU top Canadian trade choices: BMO survey
A BMO survey shows the US is still the most popular market by a wide margin for Canadian companies looking to expand internationally, with the EU ranked second.
Carbon rule delays will lock in high emissions: research
Delays in regulating greenhouse gas emissions mean Canada is quickly locking in old-fashioned infrastructure that will fill the air with carbon for decades to come, new research shows.
Our products need to measure environmental footprint: report
A new report says the world is moving to a new business standard for being green, but Canada is not moving along with it.
Nova Scotia wants 10% tidal power
Nova Scotia has set a target to replace 10% of the province's current power supply with tidal energy over the next decade to reduce fossil fuel consumption.
Canon moving to robots-only digital camera production
Canon is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs – a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.
Economy adds 58,200 jobs: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada says the economy surprised again in April, creating 58,200 new jobs as employment rose in most goods-producing industries and in most provinces.
PLANT takes on Milan: Day 2
Expansive FieraMilano showcases FluidTrans, Plast 2012 and Xylexpo trade shows.
Solid State Relays
OMEGA's general purpose G3NA Series designed for chemical, plastics and food industry.
Canadians hungry for M&A: Ernst & Young
More Canadian companies intend to pursue acquisitions, bucking global statistics, according to a survey by Ernst & Young.
Magna, CRIBE to add wood fibre to auto parts
R&D effort to reduce auto parts’ weight and cost while boosting Canadian pulp and paper industry.
Critics question air force’s F-35 evaluation
Internal documents show the air force kicked the tires of two F-35 alternatives, but critics question how hard defence officials looked.
Canuck CEOs trailing globally on R&D investment plans: PwC
Canadian CEOs are missing the boat when it comes to R&D and innovation plans for everyhting from new products and services to finding cost reductions in existing practices, according to a global survey by PwC.
Focus Metals plans Cgr purification, battery anode plants in Quebec
Made possible through IREQ licensing agreeement.
Queen’s researchers create life-sized 3D hologram for videoconferencing
Forget Skype: TeleHuman pod displays remote user in 360 degree, real-time 3D view.