Monthly Archives: March 2010

Fabricator Brings Concepts from Blueprint to 3-D Reality


March 31, 2010


March 25, 2010 – Imagine a desktop printer that produces tennis shoes, chocolate Rotundas, tubing for robots and even human organs. Not pictures of them, but the real deal. It sounds futuristic, but its time is now. The machine is … Read more

2,487.5 MPG Achieved at 2010 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas(R)


March 30, 2010


HOUSTON, March 28 /PRNewswire/ – Extreme mileage was the goal this weekend on the streets of downtown Houston as 42 student teams competed in the 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas®, a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient vehicles … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. re-opens the vaccine-autism controversy


March 29, 2010


London, Canada – You may have thought the link between vaccines and autism had been broken with the recent news that Dr. Andrew Wakefield had been branded "dishonest", "unethical" and "callous" by the UK General Medical Council in Great Britain. … Read more

Fight against malaria goes online


March 23, 2010


The battle against malaria in Africa has now gone online, with the U.N. organizing a group of high-profile Internet insiders to encourage social media envoys to post and tweet for malaria control. The move is an initiative to harness ICT … Read more

SUPERCHILLY CHEMISTRY


March 22, 2010


PORTLAND, Ore. – Researchers have been able to stop and start chemical reactions between molecules at temperatures colder than the depths of outer space. And new theoretical descriptions help explain the quantum mechanical details of these ultracold chemical reactions. The … Read more

Gazette cartoonist Aislin nominated for award


March 18, 2010


MONTREAL – Terry Mosher, the editorial cartoonist at The Gazette who signs his work as Aislin, Monday became one of three National Newspaper Award finalists for cartooning. His work – represented by an array of five cartoons submitted – is … Read more

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Randi Zuckerberg on the real-time power of social media


March 17, 2010


“Any event can be made better when it’s social.” Randi Zuckerberg discusses the real-time power of technology and its social impact.

Journalist Barbara Turnbull explains how she became an advocate for the disabled, especially regarding accessibility.

Barbara Turnbull on advocating for the disabled


March 17, 2010


Barbara Turnbull was an innocent victim, and now advocates for accessibility.

William Sampson denounces the use of torture as a method of western governments, including Canada, to gather information...

William Sampson on being held captive


March 17, 2010


William Sampson denounces the use of torture as a method of western governments, including Canada, to gather information explaining its inefficiency using arguments based on his own experience as a former prisoner in Saudi Arabia.

Samantha Nutt, a medical doctor and humanitarian, speaks about how the West contributes in aggravating the wars in...

Samantha Nutt on living in a war zone


March 17, 2010


Samantha Nutt discusses her experience treating patients in conjunction with War Child Canada