Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 1:38pm
Song recounts the experience of living in space.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 7:19pm
Vancouver is on a quest to become the greenest city in the world by 2020. In pursuit of that goal the city has combined tricks old and new to help make their road repaving efforts more environmentally friendly. Vancouver's key contribution is recycling plastic into a wax that can be added to the pavement mix.
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 11:33am
If you thought the gradual downsizing of the Hummer meant there wasn't a market for military inspired SUVs, a new luxury armored SUV out of Canada just ran over that idea. The personal armored SUV is back, and it's the size of a small plane.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 6:00am
After a recent decision to get rid of the penny altogether, the Royal Canadian Mint has introduced a new coin. Did we mention that it glows in the dark?
Monday, November 21, 2011 - 11:15am
Places you'll see plastic currency (bills and such): futuristic science-fiction films, Phillip K. Dick novels and, now, Canada. That's right, the land of cable-done-smart is getting cool money now, too.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 12:07pm
I'll bet you never thought you'd be jealous of Canada (of all places), but cable companies there have started offering packages where you can pay for only the channels you watch. Meanwhile, here in the U.S., cable providers are still...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 10:58pm
To train for future missions to space, NASA needs a place that's as close as possible to the barren landscape of a distant planet. Now they think they have found the perfect spot, on a remote island in the Canadian Arctic.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 4:12am
What is this, a center for plants? Indeed it is — it's a multi-tiered skyscraper that houses farming and livestock spaces to grow food efficiently in an urban environment. The Harvest Green Tower is a winning design by Romses Architects...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009 - 3:38pm
From the frozen north comes the Hawk, a 'bot made by Canadian robotics R&D firm Dr. Robot (which is led by Dr. Haipeng Xie, who we assume is also a robot). The Hawk takes the shape of a lot of...
Friday, June 6, 2008 - 11:03am
Canada is about to prove itself good friends with movie studios and record companies, trying to pass the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) we’ve been hearing about for the past few months. The idea behind this proposed international agreement is...
