Waterloo showcases new tire devulcanization facility
A Waterloo company that won a prestigious TiE50 award for entrepreneurship in technology in 2014 has now opened its first facility. The “groundbreaking” company was established by the University of […]
GE expanding cold-weather jet engine facility in Winnipeg
GE Aviation opened its new cold-weather jet engine testing facility in Winnipeg in 2012. The 11,200 square metre facility (121,000 square feet) at the city’s Richardson International Airport was a […]
New catalyst could help bring hydrogen fuel economy closer
Hydrogen, according to many, including now a University of Wisconsin chemistry professor, could be the ideal fuel. Whether used for making electricity in a fuel cell or burned to make […]
Invest $50 billion in infrastructure over five years or fall further behind: Report
Another study, this one from the Broadbent Institute, says that Canada’s governments need to invest at least $50 billion over the next five years to prevent its public infrastructure from […]
Infrastructure investment must be smart, forward-thinking: report
The perennial subject of infrastructure in Canada, featuring now in the election campaign, has reached a point of broad consensus, according to a new report from the Residential and Civil […]
SNC-Lavalin wins large Paris metro contract
A consortium comprising SNC-Lavalin, Algoé and Transamo, operating as the Linéov Group, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to build and operate a new line of the […]
CAE announces flight simulator contracts worth $130 million
CAE, the Canadian manufacturer of flight simulators and flight training programs, has announced that it signed training solution contracts with a number of airlines and aircraft manufacturers. The contracts are […]
Union workers safer in construction trades: study
A study conducted by the Institute for Work & Health for the Ontario Construction Secretariat shows that unionized construction workers in Ontario suffer fewer on-the-job injuries than their non-union […]
Technically a recession, but is it already over?
As recessions go, most commentators agree that this is a mild one. Canada’s real GDP shrank 0.1 per cent in the second quarter, following a 0.2 per cent contraction in […]
Artificial leaf converts sunlight, water to fuel
Creating fuels by mimicking the natural process of photosynthesis in plants has been the goal of a research lab at Caltech since the lab was set up in 2010. The […]
Twenty-kilometre tower would revolutionize space launches
An Ontario space technology company recently secured patent protection in the United States and the UK for its revolutionary new space elevator concept. Thoth Technology said its tower would rise […]
Regional LNG plant approved in Quebec
A Quebec liquefied natural gas project that was announced in March, 2014 has now been approved by the Quebec government. Stolt LNGaz (SLNGaz) said that it would invest $570 million […]
