News - Category 'Science'


Particle collider repairs could take until summer, CERN says
Repair work to the world's biggest particle collider may take until early summer and cost at least 25 million Swiss francs, or $25.6 million Cdn, its operator said Monday.
Tuesday 18 November 2008 - 07:22:30 9
Internet a big part of adult education: StatsCan
One-quarter of Canadian adults and almost 80% of students seek info online
Wednesday 31 October 2007 - 07:57:07 4
New CU-Boulder Study Confirms First-Known Belt Of Moonlets In Saturn Rings
A narrow belt harboring moonlets as large as football stadiums discovered in Saturn's outermost ring probably resulted when a larger moon was shattered by a wayward asteroid or comet eons ago, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder study.
Thursday 25 October 2007 - 08:15:31 4
First on-spot water evidence found on Mars
Scientists at the University of Guelph say they've found the first "on-the-spot" evidence of water on Mars.
Wednesday 17 October 2007 - 10:59:24 0
Never mind the b******t, swearing at work is a good thing
This is the kind of news that your HR folks don't want to hear, but researchers today said letting workers swear at will in the workplace can benefit employees and employers.
Wednesday 17 October 2007 - 10:38:48 0
Movies dumbing down science: a list of egregious (and funny) offenses
As we've discussed more times than I care to recall, the US educational system does not do a good job of producing scientifically-literate adults, and the media isn't a force for clarity in the sciences either.
Friday 17 August 2007 - 08:12:14 1
Get a charge out of this: a foldable, bendable battery
It looks like a simple sheet of black paper, but it could spell a revolution in battery technology – not to mention an end to the miserable Canadian ritual of plugging in the car on frigid winter nights.
Tuesday 14 August 2007 - 06:33:18 0
Distant gas giant hottest planet known, scientists say
A Saturn-sized planet outside our solar system may the hottest yet known, with temperatures over 2,000 degrees Celsius, scientists said Wednesday.
Wednesday 09 May 2007 - 21:26:18 0
Escaping the data panopticon: Prof says computers must learn to "forget"
The rise of fast processors and cheap storage means that remembering, once incredibly difficult for humans, has become simple.
Wednesday 09 May 2007 - 08:17:09 0
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