The promising future of electronic sensors
Electrical engineering is a field that can be applied in a variety of areas, such as sustainable technology and health sciences. U of M professor…
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A glimpse of the U of M skies
On the third floor of University College, in room 394, is the Lockhart Planetarium. This facility at the U of M Fort Garry campus serves…
U of M prof builds model to manage Manitoba’s water
Flooding in Manitoba can cause hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of damage. In some cases, whole roads need to be rebuilt or repaired as…
Fostering patient-centred care
On Feb. 22, the University of Manitoba’s Café Scientifique hosted a session on innovative health-care technologies and their use in understanding and improving patient experiences. …
The medical applications of electrochemistry
Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry that focuses on the chemical processes that make electrons move. Electrons are negatively charged particles that exist outside of…
Science entertainment creates lifelong scientific interests
Humans have been enjoying science entertainment since ancient times. An early form of this type of entertainment was the science fiction story. Arguably, the first…
To space and beyond
From childhood, Philip Ferguson aspired to be an astronaut. “I loved things that fly,” he reminisced. “I loved things that go into space, and so…
This is the virtual bad place
When Elon Musk purchased Twitter this year for US$44 billion, the ship-jumping began, with many Twitter users urging others to switch platforms. What is perhaps…
Colonizing outer space ignores problems on Earth
The promotional video for NASA’s Artemis I mission depicts a return to the moon as being about learning how to live on other planets, in…
Welcome to the future?
Imagine you wake up in the heat of summer. Beyond the city walls it is over 40 degrees, with sandstorms raging. But you get out…