Is a better rechargeable battery finally in the works?
A better battery would be sweet relief for smartphone users. But there’s another industry that might benefit even more from it.
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Chris Sorensen
Chris Sorensen is a senior writer, covering business and financial news. He has also written about the growing number of deadly airline disasters caused by confused pilots, and about sandwiches. Both stories were nominated for a National Magazine Award.
Finding core support for nuclear power
Nuclear energy has had a difficult time in recent years, but the industry is cautiously optimistic that the world is realizing its benefits
The dragon from the west
Restaurateur Vikram Vij won Vancouver’s heart. Now the newest Dragon’s Den judge is moving on to the rest of Canada
The myths about Canada’s skills gap
Chris Sorensen explains how misperceptions get in the way of solutions.
The Interview: Jacques Poitras on the Irving family dynasty
The author of Irving vs. Irving on the massive influence and uncertain future of the Maritimes’ most powerful family
How one carrier is trying to make crummy airline food taste good
"Natural intensifiers” like tomato serum and orange oil bump up the flavour of dishes, even at 30,000 ft.
Boeing and SpaceX to ferry astronauts to space station
The two winners have won contracts to deliver U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station starting in 2017
A light goes on for General Electric
GE’s credit cards are gone; so are the microwaves. How one of America’s biggest corporations is trying to return to its industrial roots.
Finding Franklin: How a 169-year-old mystery was solved
From 2014: After years of searching, success came almost by accident. Heavy ice pushed scientists away from their intended zone—and right over the elusive wreck.
Ice not co-operating in search for lost Franklin Expedition
The Victoria Strait is still clogged with ice, hampering efforts to solve a 170-year-old mystery