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Water, water everywhere

Water, water everywhere

B.C. might be blessed with an abundance of fresh water, but that hasn’t stopped three B.C. companies from developing technology that addresses a growing global shortage of clean water
A TRIUMF for science and medicine

A TRIUMF for science and medicine

Construction of the $63 million ARIEL particle accelerator at UBC will create radioactive isotopes for medical uses, and hundreds of jobs
Doctors slowly embracing electronic medical records initiative

Doctors slowly embracing electronic medical records initiative

BC physicians continue to buy in to a program designed to reduce paperwork for doctors and improve their access to patient and clinical information.
Fusion foray meets investor reaction

Fusion foray meets investor reaction

Scientists at General Fusion in Burnaby are building a $70 million fusion reactor that one physicist says is doomed to fail
Tech company spins promising flax yarn

Tech company spins promising flax yarn

Levi Strauss and Hansebrands have signed deals with B.C. company whose enzyme process turns flax or hemp into a fibre similar to cotton
Rhetorical devices 2.0

Rhetorical devices 2.0

Bookriff is writing the next chapter in book publishing with a platform that allows anyone to create compilations and anthologies from published works
Rogers beats Telus to the LTE punch

Rogers beats Telus to the LTE punch

New high-speed cellular network now available to company’s customers, but only in Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond

Local tech trio tackles the Big C

Three Vancouver companies making strides in research aimed at treating various types of cancer

Building a better brain bucket

Cripton Technologies has developed a double-shelled sports helmet that will reduce concussions and neck injuries, says company CEO, a former owner of Riddell Sports
No more pencils, no more books

No more pencils, no more books

More than 3,000 B.C. students at CDI and Vancouver Career College won’t be getting textbooks this year – they’ll be getting iPads