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Engineering & Technology

The top 10 science and environment stories of 2018

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

If you didn’t get the chance to read as many science stories as you would have liked in 2018, fear not: CBC has compiled its top 10 list just for you. From the discovery of an ancient Mayan city to evidence of Planet X, there’s no shortage of fascinating stories to review.

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Engineering & Technology

Take a virtual reality tour of Anne Frank’s house

Lindsay Wolcott

You don’t need to travel all the way to Amsterdam to see the Anne Frank House. The museum recently launched a 25-minute virtual reality tour that takes you through the rooms—hidden behind an Amsterdam canal-side house—where Anne wrote her diary. Read the full article and watch a trailer for the virtual reality tour.

Science Odyssey is Canada's largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics

Engineering & Technology

Science Odyssey - Ten days of discovery and innovation

Canada Science and Technology Museum

Science Odyssey is Canada's largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, featuring fun and inspiring experiences in museums, research centres, laboratories and classrooms from coast to coast. Powered by NSERC, Science Odyssey demonstrates how discoveries and innovations shape our daily lives and foster a strong science culture in Canada.

An image of the Bloodhound SSC rocket car

Engineering & Technology

Bloodhound Diary: Learning from the past

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

This article is written by Andy Green, the world land speed record holder, and the driver of the Bloodhound SSC; the car that will attempt to reach 1,000 mph sometime in 2018. In this article, Green gives a quick overview of the engineering work that's been done so far as they design the car that will push the limits.

Accessible headphone jack

Engineering & Technology

How the Canada Science and Technology Museum designed an accessible, modular headphone jack | Innovation150

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.