Autonomous Everything: How Self-Piloting Ships, Drones & Military Systems Are Reshaping Industries
Autonomous Everything: How Self-Piloting Ships, Drones & Military Systems Are Reshaping Industries
Electric Propulsion Systems: The Future of Eco-Friendly Spaceflight
Electric Propulsion Systems: The Future of Eco-Friendly Spaceflight
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AUVs and the Future of Offshore Oil Drilling with Robotics and Remote Operations
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Are Magnetic Fusion Plasma Engines the best option for deep space travel — including interstellar?
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Swimming Autonomous Micro-Robot Mimics Bacteria to Analyze and Differentiate Human Cells

California mandates energy storage to bring more renewables into grid

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The State of California has taken the bold move of mandating energy storage as part of its energy policy. By the end of the year 2020, utility companies in California […]

Nuclear industry makes do with refurbishment as new plants cancelled

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It hasn’t been a great time for Canada’s nuclear industry, with the Ontario government’s decision to kill a $10 billion purchase of two new Candu reactors. However, the cancellation was […]

Pipelines safer than rail or truck for oil: report

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Transporting oil by pipelines is significantly safer for workers and carries lower risk of spills than moving it by train or truck, a new report from the Fraser Institute says. […]

Ontario space firm wins $65 million satellite contract

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COM DEV International Ltd., a leading manufacturer of space hardware subsystems with headquarters in Cambridge, Ontario and facilities in California and in Europe, will provide a variety of satellite components […]

Petronas deal could get LNG moving in Canada

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While the state visit of China’s President Xi Jinping to Malaysia certainly overshadowed that of Stephen Harper, it’s doubtful that Xi left feeling as upbeat as Harper did. Harper’s three-day […]

Vancouver shipyard awarded $3.3 billion to build Coast Guard ships

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The Canadian government announced today that Vancouver Shipyards will be building up to ten new “large, non-combat ships” for the Canadian Coast Guard, at an estimated cost of $3.3 billion. […]

India interested in oil and gas as well as uranium from Canada

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Barely a day after former cabinet minister Jim Prentice told attendees at the Oil and Money Conference in London that Canada needs to establish more international markets for its oil […]

Canada’s energy sector “at a crossroads,” risks falling behind

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Former cabinet minister Jim Prentice, now vice-chairman of CIBC, told the Oil and Money 2013 Conference in London, England that the energy industry in Canada is “at a crossroads,” and […]

Canada’s economy rebounds with stronger manufacturing, construction

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After a worrisome drop of half a percentage point in June, Canada’s real gross domestic product grew 0.6 per cent in July, Statistics Canada reports. Several sectors of the economy, […]

Statoil and Husky Energy find “significant” oil offshore Newfoundland

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Statoil Canada says its exploration well located in the Bay du Nord northeast of St. John’s Newfoundland is a “high impact discovery.” The company, working with Husky Energy, confirmed that […]

Solar researchers closing in on 50 per cent PV efficiency

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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Germany announced that they have broken a previous record and created a solar cell with 44.7 per cent efficiency at […]

Héroux-Devtek subsidiary to provide landing gear for Boeing 777

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HDI Landing Gear, a subsidiary of Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Boeing to supply landing gear systems for the Boeing 777 […]

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