BlackBerry has opened a new QNX Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC) in Canada. The centre was inaugurated by BlackBerry executive chairman and CEO John Chen and he was joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Housed ...
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Athos, which has announced plans to launch a line of biometric fitness apparel this fall, has closed $12.2 million in Series B financing. The Redwood City, CA company said it will use the funds to further commercialize its product and ...
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Our response to societal pressures about vaccination has a direct effect on the spread of pediatric infectious diseases in areas where inoculation is not mandatory, says new research published this week in Proceedings of the Royal Society ...
Teenagers in Canada have lower smoking rates than virtually all other adults, University of Waterloo researchers say. Lead author Jessica Reid, a project manager at the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of ...
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Athos, a California-based firm, has launched a technology-enhanced workout attire, capable of monitoring muscle activity. Incorporated with EMG sensors, the athletic garment, which includes a full-sleeve shirt and stretchy pants, can give ...
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A research paper published in the scientific journal Tobacco Control shows that graphic warning labels on cigarette packs led to a decrease in smoking rates in Canada of between 12% and 20% from 2000 to 2009. The authors estimate that if ...
The two-day Commercialization of Research Findings Fair is held in Changsha. Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of NPC Chen Zhili, Vice Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology Cao Jianlin attend the opening ceremony and the ...
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Recipients of OTA Education Foundation scholarships which are earmarked for exceptional first-year post-secondary c were announced during the Ontario Trucking Association’s annual convention. In an address during the event’s ...
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The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery has announced winners of the 2013 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics and RBC Award for Glass. Janet Macpherson of Toronto won the Shantz ceramics award. Brad Turner of Calgary, Alta. won the RBC glass ...
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A Guelph factory would happily recycle glass from local blue boxes again — for an annual fee estimated at $84,000. Unwilling to pay, regional government has chosen instead to dump 3,000 tonnes of glass that Ontario compels it to ...
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Inphi Corp of Santa Clara, CA, USA, a provider of high-speed mixed-signal ICs for the communications and computing markets, says that Nicholas Brathwaite has joined its board of directors. "We are excited about his in-depth knowledge and ...
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A million electric cars could be on roads across North America before the end of the decade with the help of research by the University of Waterloo, U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Professor Zhongwei ...
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In partnership with the non-profit organization FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology, Teradata has granted college scholarships to 10 students on Teradata-sponsored FIRST Robotics teams. FIRST is the foundation ...
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Hydro One announced a new partnership with Ryerson University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, University of Waterloo and Western University to increase enrolment and career opportunities for female students pursuing Science, ...
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Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced that the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada’s technology hub, has purchased a GEN10® Molecular Beam Epitaxy system for its recently opened Quantum-Nano Centre ...
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