Technology

Suncor Energy invests in Inventys Thermal Technologies, which claims it can make carbon capture economically viable

Nanotechnology opens a new dimension for engineers seeking ways to foil counterfeiters, fight cancer and extract power from greenhouse gases

About a year ago, Paul Manson, CEO of Sea Breeze Power Corp. (TSX-V:SBX), released a study that he hoped would generate interest in his proposal to build a 550-megawatt (MW) high-voltage undersea transmission cable connecting Vancouver Island and Washington state (“Exchanging blows: Cascadian wind energy initiative gaining traction” – issue 1102, December 7-13, 2010).

SemiosBIO paying $1 a head for live bedbugs to use in experiments testing effectiveness of natural treatment for controlling the insect

B.C.’s high-tech sector has next to no middle class; Centre4Growth’s accelerator initiative is trying to change that

Higher capacity broadband increasing the accuracy of security video by allowing it to harness high-definition technology

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals' stock takes a beating while it wages trade secrets war with competitor in American court

A Mexican digital media company is preparing to hang out its shingle in Vancouver a year after the Latin country?s Ministry of Economy set up a business accelerator program designed to encourage high-tech sector cooperation.

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

Construction of the $63 million ARIEL particle accelerator at UBC will create radioactive isotopes for medical uses, and hundreds of jobs