Beyond Manufacturing Limits: Printing The Future
Additive manufacturing technology is exponentially growing in popularity in the consumer and small entrepreneur markets, and more recently, in the manufacturing industry, as new 3D printing approaches and 3D-printable polymers, with a wide range of physical properties, are developed to offer limitless possibilities in numerous commercial applications. 3D printers manufacture directly from a computer model, enabling the design and manufacturing of highly detailed, […]
Top 5 Innovations in March
Innovation is instrumental towards the advancement of our society, the growth of the economy, and the growth of a company. Whether it is through incremental developments or life-saving inventions, the development of new and improved solutions to enhance our lives and our understanding of the world involves dedication, vision and perseverance. As we continue to make […]
Top 5 Innovations in February
Innovation is instrumental in the advancement of our society as well as the growth of a company and the economy as a whole. Whether it is incremental developments or life-saving inventions, the development of new and improved solutions to enhance our lives and our understanding of the world involves dedication, vision and perseverance. As we continue to […]
Gravitational Wave Astronomy and the New Space Economy: R&D in Spacetime
On February 11th 2016, the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) team announced that on September 14, 2015 at 5:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (09:51 UTC) they detected gravitational waves from two black holes merging approximately 1.3 billion light years from Earth by both twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, and named the event […]
Top 5 Innovations in January
January 12, 2016 – Planetary Resources and 3D Systems print first ever 3D object from asteroid materials. The U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, passed in November 2015, give companies the right to mine asteroids and to run a private space startup company. January 13, 1976 – Raymond Kurzweil revealed his invention to the public- […]
Top 10 Innovations in December
December 11, 2013 – Researchers at Rice University developed a stable, injectable, chemically crosslinking hydrogel to regrow bone. December 20, 2011 – Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a self-healing circuit, wherein liquid metal would travel to the damaged area in order to repair the conductive pathway. December 6, 2011 – At the University […]
Top 10 Innovations in October
October 13, 2014 – At Nanyang Technological University, researchers developed a gel titanium dioxide battery with a 20-year lifespan plus the capacity to recharge the battery up to 70% within two minutes. October 23, 2001 – The first generation iPod, now known as the iPod Classic, was made commercially available. It had a 5 GB […]
SR&ED Projects From Star Trek
If the inventors of the technological innovations depicted in the Star Trek franchise conducted their research and development (R&D) in Canada and had been Canadian-Controlled Private Corporations, they could have been eligible for funding using the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. In SR&ED, there are several industries and sub-sectors that are eligible for […]
Top 10 Innovations in September
September 26, 2013 – Scientists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago developed the first mind-operated prosthetic leg, where movement is initiated through communication between the thought signals of the wearer, reinnervated muscles, and sensors in the prosthetic limb. September 18, 2012 – Rethink Robotics revealed its invention of Baxter, the first humanoid robot with the capacity […]
Top 10 Innovations in August
August 10, 2015 – The crew aboard the International Space Station sampled, for the first time, Outredgeous lettuce that was grown in microgravity using Veggie hardware. August 22, 2011 – At the University of Leeds’ School of Chemistry, researchers developed a peptide-based liquid that can reverse early-stage tooth decay without the use of a drill. […]