On Wednesday, a private company called Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, launched a rocket in to space that was carrying a space capsule. The Falcon 9 rocket then returned to earth with the Dragon capsule and was retrieved. The test flight was deemed a success and although more are planned, it looks like the future of space [...]
Every so often, I like to focus on an up and coming company and/or entrepreneur. Blue Cosmetics North America and its CEO, Shay Shnet, uses a new technology that is revolutionizing the cosmetic industry. We don’t normally associate technology with skin care, but this technology is different. The technology Blue Cosmetics (www.bluecosmetics.ca) uses is a printed battery. Blue [...]
President Obama is beginning a trip to India and neighbouring countries this week and although this is not official yet, it appears that one of the items on the agenda is to sign a shale gas deal with India. Shale gas is a form of gas that is used for fuel which comes from [...]
I recently read an interesting article in a reputable online science news site called Science Daily (click here to read it). It highlighted new findings from a study that looked at if and how wind turbines affect the temperature of the area they are located in. The study showed that in fact, wind turbines [...]
This week, a new computer virus came on to the world stage. This virus, called Stuxnet, is unlike all others in that it is considered to be the first “cyber super weapon” in the world. It works by attacking industrial facilities, specifically those made by German company, Siemens. Once inside the systems of oil rigs, water treatment plants, [...]
Hurricane Earl is approaching the eastern coast of the U.S. and then Canada and will likely hit very soon. It is unclear exactly how much damage it will cause but many areas have already declared a state of emergency as they brace for the worst. Declaring a state of emergency is a government formality which [...]
Recently, a bunch of reports and articles have popped up about a new way to shop at stores. It requires using your smartphone with either an app found in the Apple App Store or with small hardware add-ons to your phone. Basically, the idea is that you go to the grocery store and your phone will [...]
The Ontario provincial government, led by Premier Dalton McGuinty is by all accounts a terrible government and Premier. I won’t get in to why this is so, but everyone living in Ontario will more than likely agree with me. Almost 4.5 months ago, I published a post about online gambling and how governments in North [...]
As you may or may not have heard sizeable natural gas discoveries have been made in the past 18 months or so in Israel. The reserves are located in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of the northern Israeli city of Haifa. The location of this find is completely within the territory of Israel, but [...]
I recently stumbled upon an interesting article in the Toronto Star (click here to read it) about the development of offshore wind turbines. Anyone that lives in the northeast United States or southern Ontario knows that the electricity grid in the region is sometimes not up to the task of meeting the energy needs [...]
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