Materials
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New way to bend metals could lead to stronger military vehicles
U.S. Army project discovery upends previous notions about how metals deform.Read more → -
Library of spider silk could hold secrets for new materials
Scientist creep ever closer to unraveling the DNA responsible for super strong, lightweight thread.Read more → -
Report: Improving recycling of Canada’s plastics will require ‘radical changes’
Consulting firms’ study finds Canada throws out billions of dollars of plastic every year.Read more → -
Hygienic Machine Components
Elesa Hygienic Design line designed to maximize safety in food, pharmaceutical and chemical applications.Read more → -
Ontario researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures
McMaster chemical engineers prove efficacy of preserving delicate vaccines in sugary gel.Read more → -
Calgary researchers turn greenhouse gases into carbon fibre
Carbonova Corp. CEO’s process promises inexpensive industrial nanofibres from waste energy.Read more → -
UBC engineers create windshield de-icing coating
Low interfacial toughness surface makes ice removal as easy as toppling dominoes, researchers say.Read more → -
Bombardier to invest in two aerospace research projects
Plane maker says it will spend $22 million into Québec-based R&D initiatives over the next three-years.Read more → -
Volkswagen to build electric vehicles at Tennessee plant
Tennessee's fourth-largest city will produce a vehicle using a modular chassis that's said will help build electric vehicles for the mass market.Read more → -
With tariffs still in place, Ottawa commits $150M to Algoma Steel
The funding is expected to maintain and create 3,050 Algoma jobs in Sault Ste. Marie, although it's unclear how many new positions will be added.Read more →
