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Rénald Fortier
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Museum holds rare kite collection

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Sonia Mendes
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Aug 30, 2018
A visit to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum typically conjures up images of imposing planes and helicopters — not kites. But the museum actually holds an impressive collection of rare kites in storage. Read more about the hidden collection, and watch a short video where museum curator Rénald Fortier explains why the kites are not on public display.
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Behind the scenes: Celebrity artifacts

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Melissa Gruber
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Feb 27, 2019
Ingenium’s collection includes a lot of intriguing artifacts — and some of them even have star power!
The Goss press in its new home
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Mammoth artifact finds a new home in the Collections Conservation Centre

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Melissa Gruber
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
May 29, 2019
Last week, a Goss printing press moved into Ingenium’s new Collections Conservation Centre in Ottawa. At 32 metric tons — the approximate equivalent of five African elephants — the press is one of the heaviest pieces in Canada’s national science and technology collection.
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Field Notes: Mass Spectrometry at the University of Manitoba

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David Pantalony, PhD
Ingenium: Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Oct 8, 2019
With the recent announcement that James Peebles had won the Nobel Prize in Physics, it is timely to revisit the history of the Physics Department at the University of Manitoba. In 2013, I visited the department to learn specifically about their program in mass spectrometry. On a broader level, my research and collecting touched on aspects of Peebles's rich undergraduate experience in the 1950s. It has been over one hundred years since British scientists developed methods to deflect ions (charged
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Blowing things up and knitting stockings: The enterprising DuPont company

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Kateryna Tonkykh
Guest writer, Carleton University
Jan 24, 2020
When it comes to the history of Canada’s industrial textile manufacturing sector, you would hardly expect to find an amazing story of innovation, explosions, and high fashion.
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Curating Under Quarantine: Ingenium curators launch a new, digital initiative

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Molly McCullough
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Apr 17, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the curators at Ingenium have launched a new, digital initiative called “Curating Under Quarantine.”
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Looking ahead to the historical significance of COVID-19 objects

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Rebecca Dolgoy
Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Apr 25, 2020
It is strange living through something that you know is historically significant.
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How to best support others during a pandemic

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Emily Gann
Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
May 8, 2020
For some of us, knowing that family and friends are safe — and having the ability to self-isolate and work from home — means we have the privilege of experiencing COVID-19 as a source of stress, rather than as a crisis.
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Share your experiences: Science and tech in your life during COVID-19

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Molly McCullough
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
May 11, 2020
The role of science has become more public during the pandemic.
A chocolate lab walking through a neighbourhood.
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Daily mobility during COVID-19

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Emily Gann
Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
May 19, 2020
With the temporary closure of public spaces — such as office buildings, schools, shops, restaurants, and community centres — our daily patterns of mobility have notably changed.
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