Research
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Volkswagen Group spent $15.5B on enviro R&D in 2013
Customers can currently choose between 54 model variants from Volkswagen Group brands that emit less than 100 grams CO2/km
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Feds announce $63M to fund 250 research labs
The money supports “cutting-edge” research equipment, laboratories and the tools that fuel tomorrow’s innovation
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Bauer’s Quebec R&D division unveils ‘concept car’ of hockey pads
The equipment was developed after R&D was told to remove normal limitations from the process, such as materials, cost and ability to commercialize it
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Find R&D expertise and facilities with new Canadian research database
The infrastructure and expertise available in these state-of-the-art labs address virtually every discipline
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Canada’s Top 50 research colleges unveiled
Two Alberta schools lock down first and second position on the list
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Researchers developing cellphones that self-destruct when discarded
University research team has designed a chip built on a thin film of silk that dissolves when hit with water
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Rolls-Royce building $136-million engine parts facility in Virginia
Rolls-Royce’s 90,0000-square-ft Advanced Airfoil Machining Facility (AAMF) will produce turbine blades and nozzle guide vanes.
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Amputee to climb skyscraper stairs using thought controlled prosthetic
The $8-million project is funded by the U.S. Department of Defence and involves five U.S. universities.
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Global carbon fiber market will hit $36 billion by 2020
This represents a compound annual growth rate of 13 per cent
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Nikola Tesla’s N.Y. lab to be restored
The father of the alternating current and rival of Thomas Edison imagined a world of free electricity
