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The cut nail: A revolutionary technological innovation

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Jean-Philip Mathieu
Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Jan 25, 2022
This tiny object may be the blandest innovation of the Industrial Revolution, but it radically transformed the ability of people to house themselves.
Asbestos in mineral form. The mineral is greenish and white in colour and there are visible strands of asbestos fibres.
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Artifacts and asbestos: Managing hazards at Ingenium

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Briana Ippolito
Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Jan 18, 2022
When it comes to hazardous artifacts, we’re doing "asbestos" we can! Learn how the Conservation team for the Ingenium museums manages potentially dangerous objects.
A split screen shot from a Facebook Messenger video chat showing a 60-year-old man with a digital hat and a toddler with a digital cat nose and whiskers.
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Share your experiences: Parenting and technology during COVID-19

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Erin Gregory
Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Technology
May 25, 2020
Curators at Ingenium are interested in the ways in which parents’ use of technology has changed during the pandemic. How are your kids maintaining their social and familial connections?
Joust for Atari (artifact no. 2002.0384.001)
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Rising from the Grave: “Deadplay" and Video Game Preservation

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Dany Guay-Bélanger
Guest writer, Carleton University
Oct 16, 2018
Videogames are cultural heritage artifacts worthy of preservation. My Master’s major research project culminated in the creation of a podcast and website which investigates videogame preservation and proposes some solutions to this complex and pressing issue.
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Earth & Environment
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Electric vehicles: The rise of the green machine from the 80s to today

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LTE Program Assistant
Ingenium
Jul 17, 2018
In the late 1980s, Canadians began to realize that carbon dioxide emissions, global warming, greenhouse gases, and fossil fuel emissions posed a serious problem. In response, several regional bodies began to introduce environmental policies.
THE ART OF THE BRICK
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Engineering & Technology
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Building a colourful, new life

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Sonia Mendes
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
May 14, 2018
Have you ever dreamed of ditching your day job and playing with toys instead? Nathan Sawaya—a former attorney in New York City—did just that, and he couldn’t be happier. Sawaya creates inspiring artwork from one of the most recognizable toys in the world: the LEGO® brick. An exhibition featuring his creations, THE ART OF THE BRICK, has travelled around the globe and was named one of CNN’s Top Ten “Global Must-See Exhibitions.” THE ART OF THE BRICK is coming to the Canada Science and Technology
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Agriculture
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Researchers offer up an "a-peeling" solution to plastic wrap

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Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Apr 27, 2018
Did you know that Canada processes a whopping 2.86 million tonnes of potatoes a year — into things like frozen French fries, instant mashed potatoes and chips? Unfortunately, all of that processing translates into a lot of potato waste. But recently — at the University of Alberta — a team of innovative researchers found a way to put these potato processing leftovers to good use...by transforming then into a biodegradable plastic! Watch this short, educational video — developed by the Canada
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Science & Technology: By Women for Women

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Canada Science and Technology Museum
Sep 7, 2017
(Image cred: Boston Public Library)
Dave Schellenberg in Ingenium's Collection warehouse
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Agriculture
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Science Alive! Episode 4: Zombies at the Museum

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Canada Science and Technology Museum
Mar 21, 2016
If you were trapped in the Museums’ collection warehouse during the zombie apocalypse- what would you use to defend yourself? Dave and Museum Conservator Erin Secord examine the creepier side of the Museums’ collection in this special, zombie-themed episode.

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