New wheelchair-accessible trail means ‘freedom’ for Yukon man
Trail is built wide and flat to allow easier navigation, leading to a spectacular view Darryl Tait says a new trail in Whitehorse — which allows anyone to access a spectacular view of the Yukon River — means a lot to him. “To me, it speaks of freedom,” says Tait, who uses a wheelchair and […]
P.E.I. to use shredded tires as drainage on wet, unpaved roads
‘If it works, that’ll be a bonus for recycling these tires,’ says Transportation Department official Prince Edward Island is launching a pilot project using shredded tires to help dry up muddy unpaved roads. A similar project was done about a decade ago when the province used chipped tires on roads, but Stephen Yeo, chief engineer […]
City looks at spending $7M to build a ‘Winter Wonderland’ with designer toboggan hills
Hamilton city councillors will vote next week whether to spend $7 million to transform some Mountain park space into “Winter Wonderland” – complete with professionally designed tobogganing hills. The proposal comes just a few years after the city gained national notoriety for a de facto ban on tobogganing. A staff report coming to the public […]
Hospital ICUs bring daylight to night shifts via telemedicine
ATLANTA – Hospital intensive care units (ICUs) treat patients around the clock. But overnight shifts are hard to fill and can lead to burnout. “Not only is it hard on the body to work at night, but it’s hard at 3 in the morning to decide if this problem is enough of a problem to […]
Jaguar breaks the world’s electric boat speed record
The previous record lasted for a decade. You frequently see car manufacturers trying to break electric speed records on land, but where are the boats? Don’t worry — Jaguar, Vector and Williams feel the need for nautical speed. The trio have broken both the world and UK speed records with the Jaguar Vector Racing V20E, […]
Leica C-Lux brings style to long-zoom compact cameras
So long as you’re willing to pay for the privilege, that is. When you think of compact cameras with long-zoom lenses, “fashionable” probably doesn’t come to mind. They tend to be very utilitarian devices where looks take a backseat to the optics you need for a dramatic vacation shot. Leica wants to change that: it’s […]
Samsung targets 100 percent renewable energy use by 2020
It’s got some catching up to do. Samsung has announced plans to power its US, Europe and China operations entirely by renewable energy sources within two years. It’s already making good on its sustainability commitment in Korea, where the company is installing 42,000 square meters of solar panels in its Digital City, and is working […]
Quantum entanglement on demand could lead to a super-secure internet
If you’re going to create virtually unbreakable quantum networks, you need to create quantum entanglement so that particles, and thus pieces of data, are intertwined at long distances. There hasn’t been a reliable way to make that happen, however, until now. Scientists at TU Delft have produced the first entanglement on demand — that is, […]
3 High-Growth Stocks That Could Soar
High-growth stocks can actually come in all shapes and sizes. They are often expected to be brand-new, tiny companies, but in some cases, a business that’s been around for nearly a century could have its best days still ahead. Sometimes it’s a tech company, but in other cases, it might operate in an industry you […]
Better Buy: Pfizer Inc. vs. Johnson & Johnson
The two biggest U.S.-based drugmakers are household names. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) have been in business since the 19th century. Both big pharma stocks have been longtime winners. But which is the better pick for investors now? To answer that question, you need to know about each company’s growth prospects and the […]