Technology

Never mind what the Mayan calendar says about the end of the 13th baktun cycle on December 21, 2012.

Insiders say the year ahead could provide strong business opportunities for genomics, green energy, mobile and cloud computing

Squamish startup that uses social media to conduct consumer surveys lands Microsoft, Calgary Flames as clients

Electric vehicles are expensive and take time to charge, but cost an estimated $1 a day to drive

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