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Roger De Abreu with a model of the satellites that he helped develop.
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Canada as never seen before: The new RADARSAT Constellation Mission

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Dec 5, 2019
Canada's RADARSAT program has a long history, going back to experimenting with radar sensors onboard the Convair 580 aircraft, which is now in the collection of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
Two pairs of robotic legs are pictured next to a snowbank and a thermometer.
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The punishing polar vortex is ideal for Cassie the Robot

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Feb 1, 2019
You may be cursing the harsh cold of winter, but roboticists at the University of Michigan are capitalizing on the cold temperatures. A team working on the development of Cassie the Robot took advantage of the recent cold snap to perform testing. Read how Cassie performed in this article from Wired.
BEEcosystem
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Emerging tech: Honeybee habitats can now be inside your home

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Jun 15, 2018
A new product will soon enable novice beekeepers to keep honeybees inside their houses. The BEEcosystem is modular honeybee habitat that can be hung almost anywhere; it simply needs to be placed near a window if inside, or in a sheltered location outside. Watch a video that shows how the technology works.
Avro Arrow
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Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

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Jul 14, 2017
The Avro Arrow –a triumph of aerospace achievement in Canadian history. Launched in 1953, the Avro Arrow project was innovative for the times as the most advanced and fastest interceptor aircraft.
Accessible headphone jack
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How the Canada Science and Technology Museum designed an accessible, modular headphone jack | Innovation150

Jun 14, 2017
Accessible headphone jacks aren’t hard to find nowadays, but they’re always built into your average neighbourhood fixtures, like an ATM. This isn’t the most welcoming design since there’s no way to get the device as a standalone product. But the Canada Science and Technology Museum strives for inclusive design, and since they couldn’t buy an accessible headphone jack, their innovators decided to design their own.