Research & Development
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Where are the drones? Amazon’s customers are still waiting
The marketing hype around instant delivery of consumer goods looks more and more like hype, but Amazon says it is still pushing ahead with plans to use drones for quick deliveries
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Canadian astronaut lifts off on Russian rocket en route to International Space Station
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is the first Canadian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station since 2013
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‘Uber for snow removal:’ New app inspired by Winnipeg’s winter weather
Phone apps provide revenue opportunities for services entrepreneurs, such as OnTheStep, a snow-shovelling services app
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Next U.S. moon landing will be by private companies, not NASA
Nine U.S. companies will compete to deliver experiments to the lunar surface
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Repeat outbreaks pressure produce industry to step up safety
Health officials say improved detection may make outbreaks seem more frequent, but it’s a small price to pay for preventing and containing contamination
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Anxiety abounds at NASA as Mars landing day arrives [WATCH]
The InSight lander will place a heat sensor and seismometer below the red planet’s surface. It’s the first time since 2012 a NASA craft has landed on Mars
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Startups, old line automakers aim to take bite out of Tesla
Startups and established automakers looking to enter the fully electric vehicle market will almost certainly pull buyers from the current leader, Tesla
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Mars revisited: NASA spacecraft days away from risky landing
NASA’s InSight will be the first American spacecraft to land since the Curiosity rover in 2012 and the first dedicated to exploring underground
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Feds pledge money for young scientists, but funding for in house research slips
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan wants up to 250 of the 285 new jobs to go to early career researchers
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NASA boss in Ottawa, fuels speculation about new Canadian space station role
The U.S. space agency is going to create next-generation outposts that will orbit the moon
