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Tracker Trouble: A Tale of Turkey Vulture Tenacity

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Seeing signs of osteoarthritis before joint replacements necessary

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
A November 29, 2024 Canadian Light Source (CLS) news release (also received via email) by Brian Owens describes research that could benefit people who don’t know they have the beginning signs of osteoarthritis, An imaging technique currently available only at synchrotrons like the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) could one day...

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The 2024 Canadian federal budget: some thoughts on science & technology, military, and cybersecurity spending

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
The 2024 Canadian federal budget – Fairness for Every Generation (or if you want to see the front page, Budget 2024 – Fairness for Every Generation and then go to Go View the Budget for the table of contents) was announced in April 2024. So, I’m very late with this posting. There weren’t too many...

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Do it yourself Toy Workshop at the Canada Science and Technology Museum on Nov. 30, 2024 in Ottawa, Canada

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
Ingenium (portfolio name for Canada Science and Technology Museum, Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, and Canada Aviation and Space Museum) sent out a November 28, 2024 announcement about it holiday season events (received via email), This winter break, put the “Wonder” in Winter Wonderland! This winter break, create unforgettable family memories at our three museums,...

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Prosthesis of the future, the first in the world with magnetic control

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
The headline for a September 12, 2024 Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) press release (also on EurekAlert but published September 11, 2024) says it all but first, here’s an image showing off the prosthesis, Caption: C055800371.png: Experimental tests on robotic prosthesis: clothespin. Credit: © 2024 Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Here’s the press release,...

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