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
AUVs and the Future of Offshore Oil Drilling with Robotics and Remote Operations
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

Offshore wind costs will fall significantly if development continues: study

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The German energy giant Siemens is a global leader in offshore wind energy, having installed more than 1,200 turbines to date, with another 1,200 or so on order. One of […]

Resource-based provinces lead in wage gains

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Canada’s oil and gas workers will enjoy among the highest increases in earnings in the coming year, according to a new survey by the Hay Group. Based on information from […]

Membraneless flow battery shows great promise for cheaper energy storage

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A flow battery that uses no membrane could offer great promise for large-scale energy storage. A team of researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) developed the prototype, which uses […]

Opponents of Enbridge pipeline reversal say spill risks too high

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An Enbridge pipeline project that would affect a pipeline running from Sarnia, Ontario to Montreal has a high risk of failure, according to evidence presented to the National Energy Board. […]

Solar power companies report growth

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The solar energy company Canadian Solar is to provide five utility-scale solar power plants to Concord Green Energy in Ontario. The power plants are valued at $290 million. Approximately 236,000 […]

Oil exploration gives St. John’s NL fastest growing economy

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The city of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador will lead the country in economic growth in 2013 thanks to an increase in offshore oil exploration, the Conference Board of Canada […]

Valve industry in growth mode as LNG prospects grow brighter

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The valve and actuator business is worth $4.3 billion, according to the Valve Manufacturers Association, which is celebrating 75 years this year. The industry serves as a “bellwether” for manufacturing […]

Global car sales will set record this year: Scotiabank

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The year 2013 will see record-high global car sales after a 4 per cent increase in the first half, according to a Scotiabank Global Auto Report. The gains are the […]

Irving Oil to build new marine terminal in NB to handle new crude from Alberta

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TransCanada Pipeline’s Energy East Pipeline project, which will carry 1.1 million barrels of crude oil from Alberta to New Brunswick, is to go ahead, according to reports. The project involves […]

Electricity-conducting cement could make runways, roads ice proof

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Researchers at a Spanish university have created a cement that conducts electricity, giving it many new possible applications where surface heating and ice prevention are important. The “cementitious material” was […]

Drilling rigs growth depends more and more on LNG

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A report on the global land drilling industry says that the onshore drilling rig market is set to grow by about 13 per cent between now and 2016. It is […]

BMW unveils i3, the electric car of the future

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BMW has unveiled its lightweight, four-seat, all-electric car, the i3, a car that “opens a new chapter” of design language, tailor-made for electric vehicles. The sporty version, the i8, will […]

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