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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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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.
Business confidence is rising, more investment: Conference Board
Canada's business leaders are much more optimistic about the economy and the fortunes of their own companies than they were just a few months ago, but few are yet willing to back those sentiments with significantly increased investment.
Newalta donates $1.125M to Western for clean tech R&D
A $1.125-million donation by Newalta will support R&D efforts at Western university to discover clean technologies that use waste generated by industrial sectors such as oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, mining and manufacturing.
Canadian firm pursues mechanical approach to fusion energy
Aiming to create the first net gain reactor, General Fusion's design leverages steam-driven pneumatics in quest for the Holy Grail of energy production.
Sonic Screwdriver takes a step closer to reality
Scottish physicists levitate rubber disk to demonstrate fundamental physics of sci-fi device.