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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.
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.
Queen’s researchers create life-sized 3D hologram for videoconferencing
Forget Skype: TeleHuman pod displays remote user in 360 degree, real-time 3D view.
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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.
Canadians hungry for M&A: Ernst & Young
More Canadian companies intend to pursue acquisitions, bucking global statistics, according to a survey by Ernst & Young.
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.
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.
Sonic Screwdriver takes a step closer to reality
Scottish physicists levitate rubber disk to demonstrate fundamental physics of sci-fi device.
Australian billionaire floats plan for Titanic replica
High-end luxury cruise liner to closely resemble original with high-tech upgrades.
Q1 NA robotics shipments best ever: RIA
North American robotics companies have experienced one of its strongest opening quarters ever, says the Robotic Industries Association (RIA).
Manufacturers most positive SMEs in April: CFIB
Small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) were a little less optimistic in April than they were in March, but manufacturers lead as the most confident, according to the CFIB Business Barometer Index.
US manufacturing gives markets a lift; China contracts
A surprisingly big rebound in a closely watched US manufacturing survey continued to shore up markets, particularly in continental Europe.
$1T business bonanza in India
Canadian manufacturers take note: India plans to invest more than US$1 trillion over the next five years to meet infrastructure demands and more than half of that money will be coming from the private sector.