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A small metal and glass prism and its old brown storage box sit on a white background. A Kodak color strip sits in front of the artifacts.
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Conservation

The science of artifact conservation: A prism and its leather case

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Jun 23, 2020
Dive into the process of a conservation treatment of a prism and its leather case.
The Fouga CM-8 Cyclone / Sylphe jet-powered glider. Anon., “–.” Aviation Magazine, 1 June 1950, cover.
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Aviation

I love the clouds… the clouds that pass… over there… over there… the marvelous clouds! The Établissements Fouga et Compagnie and its jet-powered gliders

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Jun 21, 2020
Greetings, my reading friend. I would like to talk to you about a subject that caught my attention as I was browsing an excellent though somewhat chauvinistic French periodical, the bimonthly Aviation Magazine – specifically the 1 June 1950 issue of said magazine. Anxious to place our subject of the week in its historical context, allow me to begin this peroration well before the first flight of the aircraft of which we have just seen the photograph. In 1919, the French engineer Gaston Fouga
Three young women sit in the cockpit of an aircraft; they are all looking back at the camera and smiling.
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Aviation

Finding the wings to fly: Aviation opens its doors for Nunavik youth

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Jun 18, 2020
Through a collaboration between Air Inuit, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, 10 students from Nunavik had the opportunity to participate in a three-day Aviation Career Exploration Tour in Ottawa.
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Exhibitions

Indigenous students contribute to exhibition on astronomy

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Jun 18, 2020
In March, before social distancing measures, a group of Indigenous high school students from northern communities contributed their ideas to an upcoming astronomy exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
A wide-angle photo shows the Artifact Alley exhibition within the Canada Science and Technology Museum. A variety of artifacts are visible in cases on both sides of the image.
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Sports & Gaming

Augmented Alley: The future meets the past in museum’s new app 

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Jun 18, 2020
While the Canada Science and Technology Museum is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public can get a sneak peek at an innovative, Augmented Reality (AR) experience right now.
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Blog
Agriculture
Health & Wellness
Medicine

5 things you should know about COVID-19, mosquitos, and bees

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Jun 15, 2020
For the June edition, they invited their student interns to add their voices to the column. Collectively, they tackled how to avoid becoming a mosquito magnet, how to plant a buzz-worthy garden, and three things you should know about COVID-19.
The Sharp / Bond Minicar Mk A microcar presented to the people of Montréal, Québec, by local dealer Budd & Dyer Limited. Anon., “Jusqu’à 110 milles au gallon.” La Presse, 10 June 1950, 26.
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Aviation

A microcar designed in a time of austerity: The Bond Minicar

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Jun 14, 2020
Before you hit the roof, my reading friend, please allow me to welcome you to the wonderful world of science, technology and innovation. And yes, it is true that there will be precious little aeronautical content in this week’s issue of our blog / bulletin / thingee. All right, all right. I will include a bit more. Let us begin, then, with a gentleman, an Englishman to be more precise, by the name of Lawrence “Lawrie” Bond. Born in August 1907, he worked in various engineering firms during the

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