Canada's top astronaut has been recruited by Research in Motion co-founder Mike Lazaridis to lead a team pursuing breakthroughs in quantum physics, according to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).Steve MacLean will be departing
The Canadian government's proposed startup visa program may be onto something, at least when compared with recent remarks by a bastion of Silicon Valley tech training and education. Stanford University president John Hennessy
Eric Migicovsky is the creator of Pebble, an e-paper watch that wirelessly connects with your smartphone to serve all sorts of useful functions. As if that isn't cool enough, Pebble is also the
The federal government is injecting $19 million into six research projects exploring new technologies in Canada's hard hit auto sector, Industry Canada announced today.Past Automotive Partnership Canadaprojects have included research into this electric
Addy Cameron-Huff has already developed software for a U.S. presidential campaign, so his encore – a new online portal tracking the political process at the Ontario Legislature – comes as no surprise.The Queen's
By Francis Moran and Leo Valiquette Throughout this series, we have often referenced startup accelerators and the important role they play in the commercialization ecosystem, as well as where government support fits into the
From wearable technology to revolutionary rehabilitation, intelligent systems have come a long way indeed. Some of these systems were demoed at the Canadian Conference on Intelligent Systems held in Windsor, Ont. recently.Of particular
According to an Ipsos-Reid/MSN Canada survey, Canadians love their e-mail. That's not news, but e-mail is becoming a core of our social and family lives, our virtual shoebox of documents, photos and messages.
The University of Waterloo’s mathematics faculty is hoping to shed new insights on everything from climate change to the effect of pollution, thanks to an upgraded computing architecture.The faculty has significantly upgraded two
