Monthly Archives: April 2010

A humanoid robot will visit space for the first time in September aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, NASA announced Wednesday. The Robonaut 2, which was co-developed by NASA with General Motors, will serve as an assistant to the humans on … Read more

The Rocket Racing League, a competitive venture billed as NASCAR with rockets, is set to launch its 2010 World Exhibition Tour and debut a new X-racer rocket plane in a high-flying event. The demonstration, set for April 24, is part … Read more

WASHINGTON – Canada has agreed to ship an 11-year stockpile of highly enriched uranium back to the United States out of concern the spent fuel could fall into the hands of terrorists and be used to produce a nuclear weapon, … Read more

Hamilton surgeon and McMaster University Prof. Dr. Mehran Anvari, an acknowledged leader in telerobotic surgery, is being honoured by advanced technology corporation Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION). The founding director of the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS), … Read more

American astronauts may not return to the moon anytime soon, but robotic explorers seem poised to go there – and just about everywhere else – in the solar system in short order. NASA’s new space exploration plan includes a heavy … Read more

Canadian authors Robert J. Sawyer and Robert Charles Wilson are among the finalists for the Hugo Award, considered the top prize for science fiction in the world. The Mississauga-based Sawyer’s Wake and Wilson’s Julian Comstock: A Novel of 22nd-Century America … Read more

Lawrence Krauss, director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University, was elected to the board of directors of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). "It is a great honor to be asked to join the board of directors of … Read more

Moses Znaimer, co-founder of Citytv, is back in the TV business. On Tuesday, Canada’s broadcast regulator approved his deal to buy the broadcasting assets of VisionTV, a Toronto-based network that broadcasts multi-faith religious programming. The assets include two over-the-air local … Read more