Materials
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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 → -
Ford recalls over 953,000 vehicles to replace airbags
The chemical used to create an explosion to inflate airbags, can deteriorate over time due to heat and explode with too much force.Read more → -
GE to spin off GE Digital as separate company
The decision was made in an effort to streamline the company's industrial services amidst ongoing financial woes.Read more →
