The Internet of things
You wake up this morning, head through your apartment door and without having to do anything your car responds to your impending arrival and starts,…
science
Male birth control is coming
Researchers working on a contraceptive pill for men have come closer to a final product, according to scientists in a report published by the University…
Happy birthday David Suzuki
World-renowned Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki celebrates his 80th birthday this week. In his decades working as an academic, public broadcaster, and science communicator, Suzuki has…
Life after biofuel production
When the Manitoban last talked to biosystems engineering professor David Levin, he was working on a project to create biofuels like ethanol and hydrogen from…
Science briefs: insect updates
In the world of insect science, some interesting news has surfaced regarding beekeepers using bees to create cannabis honey, the use of an app to…
Alcohol intolerance
Most individuals drink alcohol and experience a rather balanced mix of pleasant and unpleasant effects. However, some individuals have alcohol intolerance – colloquially known as…
Synthesizing rare elements using inorganic chemistry
David Herbert is an assistant professor in the department of chemistry. As a synthetic inorganic chemist, he uses chemical reactions to produce particular molecules or…
The University of Manitoba professor that helped launch a rocket
Samar Safi-Harb is the Canada Research Chair in Supernova Remnants and Astrophysics in the physics and astronomy department at the University of Manitoba. She is…
The science of LSD
In 1943, a Swiss chemist named Albert Hofmann experienced the world’s first acid trip. While the rest of Europe was gearing up for the Second…
The fascinating compounds of plants
Members of the plant kingdom make hundreds of thousands of molecules called secondary metabolites. These compounds aren’t crucial for life, but are instead used for…