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Dr. Mary Anne White: New Materials for the Next Millennium | Que nous réserve le prochain millénaire en fait de matériaux nouveaux?

Mary Anne White, Dalhousie University Thursday, February 11, 1999 The various ages of humanity - the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age - have been characterized by the materials they introduced. In this century, new materials have again changed the way we live, allowing the invention of the transistor, fibre optics for telecommunications, […]

Dr. Jeremy McNeil: Outsmarting insect pests: What the latest research is telling us about how insects communicate, and how we can get the message across to them – naturally | Plus malin que les insectes nuisibles. Les plus récentes recherches nous renseignent sur la façon dont les insectes communiquent entre eux et sur les façons de leur transmettre un message clair… de façon naturelle

Jeremy McNeil, Laval University Thursday, March 11, 1999 The negative impact of insect pests on the production of food and fibre, as well as on human health, is enormous. At present chemical insecticides are the most commonly used means of control. However, insecticide resistance, together with the undesirable ecological effects of insecticides on a wide […]

Paul Jay: Look out for nervous circuits | Attention aux circuits nerveux!

Paul Jay, Nortel Networks Thursday, May 27, 1999 Semiconductor technology has advanced at an impressive rate over the past 4-5 decades. Gordon Moore (now of Intel) observed over 30 years ago that silicon chip complexity was doubling every 18 months, a dependency now called 'Moore's Law'. This 'Law' has held constant since 1970 to the […]

Dr. Patrick Lee: Viruses – a new cancer-fighting tool? | Les virus: pourraient-ils servir à combattre le cancer?

Patrick Lee, University of Calgary Health Sciences Centre Thursday, October 21, 1999 Patrick Lee and his research colleagues at the University of Calgary are responsible for an amazing discovery - viruses that target and destroy cancer cells while leaving normal cells unharmed. Somehow these agents "called reoviruses" are able to hone in on characteristics that […]

Dr. Diane Michelangeli: How is our Atmosphere Impacting the Quality of Life in Canada? A Review of Current Research Areas of Concern | Quel est l’impact de notre atmosphère sur la qualité de vie au Canada? Un examen des domaines de recherche actuels

Diane Michelangeli, York University Tuesday, November 16, 1999 From urban smog to stratospheric ozone depletion, from greenhouse gases to acid rain, from global weather patterns to severe local storms, the atmosphere is a complex, changing system on which we are having a major impact. The effects of atmospheric processes can be felt in many ways, […]

Sydney Pugh: Astronauts and Grandmothers — What’s the Common Denominator? | Astronautes et grands-mères – Quel est le dénominateur commun?

Sydney Pugh, Millenium Biologix Inc., Kingston Thursday, December 2, 1999 Osteoporosis, one of the most common and devastating bone diseases on earth, is also a serious problem for astronauts, male and female alike. Millenium Biologix is a Canadian company at the forefront of international efforts to study and treat this and other crippling bone diseases. […]

Dr. Jean-René Roy: From Stonehenge to Gemini – A Venture Between Science & Technology | De Stonehenge à Gemini — une alliance entre la science et la technologie

Jean-René Roy, Université Laval Thursday, February 10, 2000 From the earliest tracking of the motions of the stars during the Stone Age to the discovery of the expansion of the universe in the 20th century, astronomy has held an irresistible fascination for humanity. The quest to know the universe is also the story of the […]

Dr. John Clague: Earthquakes and Tsunamis – Sleuthing the ‘Big One’ on the West Coast | Tremblements de terre et tsunamis – prévoir le prochain tremblement de terre majeur sur la côte ouest

John Clague, Simon Fraser University Thursday, March 16, 2000 Western British Columbia is one of Canada's earthquake hotspots. On average, one detectable quake occurs there every day. Nine large earthquakes of Richter magnitude 6-7 have struck B.C. and adjacent Washington state since the late 1800s. Even more worrying is the growing body of scientific evidence […]

John Cross: Farming with the Biotech Edge – What Fungi can do for the World’s Crops | Les champignons: champions de la fertilisation (ou comment mettre la biotechnologie au service des récoltes)

John Cross, Philom Bios Inc., Saskatoon Thursday, April 13, 2000 Microbes have been both friend and foe for food producers since the beginning of time - friends as drivers of natural processes to prepare nutritional foodstuffs, and foes as disease-causing agents. Both fungi and bacteria are used in agriculture to give plants better access to […]

Dr. Kim Vicente: The Human Factors in Engineering… and Why They Matter | Les facteurs humains en génie… et les raisons de leur importance

Kim Vicente, University of Toronto Thursday, May 11, 2000 When designers ignore people, the result is products that are difficult for people to use. Just think of all of those flashing 12:00's on the VCRs in our homes. Poorly designed systems exist because the vast majority of engineers and scientists who design technology never get […]

Dr. Peter Jones: Functional Foods: Snake Oil or the Grande Elixir? | Les aliments fonctionnels : poudre de perlimpinpin ou panacée?

Peter Jones,McGill University Thursday, Sept 28, 2000 No other lifestyle decision can influence your long term health prospects as much as the food you eat. Arriving soon on your supermarket shelves is the latest wave in "healthy" offerings. Functional foods are defined as foodstuffs with ingredients that confer additional benefits to the human body. Although […]