UMSU disability website goes live
On Sept. 23, the doors opened to a new home for students living with disabilities on the World Wide Web, at umsudisability.ca. The new UMSU…
technology
Rules were meant to be broken
Formula One (F1) is a sport where millions upon millions of dollars are spent to go a tenth of a second faster. The rub is…
Internal combustion: the way of the future
Just when you thought we were on the verge of an electric car revolution, it turns out that the internal combustion engine isn’t leaving anytime…
Bigger, better batteries
IBM is currently working on the development of a new type of battery. The technology is called lithium-air or lithium oxygen. Their goal is to…
Local Briefs
Cellphone increases workload for 911 call centre The increasing use of cellphones to dial 911 is putting stress on dispatchers. Part of the problem is…
Money talks, bullshit walks in Alberta’s tar sands
Canada’s dirty laundry was displayed to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently. Pelosi was in Ottawa last week, where she met first with Environment Minister…
Social networks hand over the microphone
What’s on your mind? This is the question phrased on the homepage of the micro-blogging, social networking giant Twitter.com. Users of the website, along with…
Google Me: The search giant’s social network
Google Me, Google’s answer to social networking, is rumoured to be near completion. The rumour is so widespread and pervasive that most large tech sites…
Could malware crash a plane?
On Aug. 20, 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 crashed shortly after takeoff from Barajas airport in Madrid, killing 154 of the 172 passengers. Investigators have been…
Gallagher Green, an introduction
My name is Gallagher Green and I am a university student. Before I continue, everybody always asks me if my real name is actually Gallagher…