Learning to design gadgets for outer space opens doors to other fields
A program that teaches students how to design instruments for outer space is a launching pad to many other careers, too
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Young Canadians are bringing wearable tech to video games and ERs
Wearable tech companies in Canada are going far beyond fitness bracelets in the race to own the market
McMaster University is converting heat from pizza ovens to electricity
A McMaster project captures wasted heat that escapes from commercial ovens and converts it to electricity
University of Manitoba students can learn survival skills for credit
Adventurous students choose from survival workshops in Winnipeg’s backcountry
New breed of entrepreneurial profs teaches students to learn by doing
Forget the business-school lecture. These profs learn by doing and encourage their students to do the same.
Small world: The hot field of the microbiome
Ever since the discovery that bacteria can be good for us, there’s been a race to get into the lab
Bright Idea: The Traumatizer mimics a human arm holding a weapon
A forensics professor you may know from ’Making A Murderer’ finds a mechanical solution to a courtroom problem
Bright Idea: A fast, cheap mobile water-testing kit
Faster and cheaper than anything on the market today
Bright Idea: Touchscreen chamber for mice, complete with milkshake
A chamber that completely changes the way cognitive tests are performed on animals
Bright Idea: Ludwig the robot is helping dementia patients remember
This adorable two-foot bot is on track to fill in communication gaps for people with dementia