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Educational resources put 3D artifacts into the hands of Canadian students

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

A 3D scanner, a pair of hackers, and a whole lot of creativity is bringing a unique artifact from the Canada Science and Technology Museum to life in Canadian classrooms. It all started last year, when a zoetrope – a pre-film animation device that produces the illusion of motion – was selected as one of several artifacts to be scanned for educational purposes.

The SHARP-6 in flight. This unpiloted aerial vehicle seemingly flew using batteries rather than microwaves to provide the electricity needed by the motor. Anon., “First actual flights – Beam-powered plane.” Popular Science, January 1988, cover.

Do microwave drones dream of frozen pizzas?, Part 1

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Let me begin by hoping that the title of this article will not offend any individual involved in the development of the vehicle at the heart of it. The SHARP programme was a truly remarkable achievement, as can be seen on the cover of the January 1988 issue of the American monthly Popular Science. Communication satellites have revolutionised the world we live in. Sadly enough, these technical wonders are extremely expensive and difficult to repair. Communication towers are a lot cheaper to build

Behind the scenes: Artifact loans demand all hands on deck

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

When a museum lends one of its precious artifacts to another institution, it’s a little bit like sending your kid off to summer camp. That’s the clever analogy conservator Erin Secord uses to explain the condition reports she’s required to send back to the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy – about an early telescope that’s on display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum for the next few months. “It’s a little like sending your kid to summer camp; you send them with a bunch of instructions

Celebrating the first public flight of the SHARP-5, Ottawa, Ontario, 6 October 1987. The full size SHARP would have been 8 times larger. Communications Research Centre Canada.

Do microwave drones dream of frozen pizzas?, Part 2

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Welcome back, my reading friend. Isn’t the story of the Stationary High-Altitude Relay Platform (SHARP) fascinating? You wish to read more about it, don’t you? Let us proceed, then. Between 1982 and 1986, the Communications Research Centre (CRC), in Ottawa, Ontario, conducted some studies to see if and how the SHARP could be used to deliver a wide variety of telecommunications and broadcasting services across Canada, in a cost-effective fashion. Meanwhile, a University of Toronto Institute for

A colourful image depicts a field of yellow alyssum; a fence and tall trees can be seen in the distance.

Nickel in a Haystack: The Adventures of an Oral Historian

Canada Science and Technology Museum

By William McRae When asked where metals such as nickel comes from, most people would tell you that it is found in the ground. Evidently it is a metal you mine. But what if I told you nickel can actually be grown? What if instead of mining the nickel ore, you were able to farm and harvest it every year? I was a little skeptical too, until I had a chance to sit down and chat with Dr. Bruce Conard, the man behind an unconventional initiative to clean up the surface soils of an Ontario community

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NatureWatch: Engaging citizens in science

Canada Science and Technology Museum

NatureWatch is a community that engages all Canadians in collecting scientific information on nature to understand our changing environment. There are five programs which are part of NatureWatch: frogwatch, plantwatch, milkweedwatch, wormwatch, and icewatch. Visit naturewatch.ca to find out how you can contribute to scientific research!

The one and only Tupolev Type 70 transport plane. Anon., “Russian B-29 version.” Aviation Week, 2 February 1948, 12.

An American in Moscow, or, How a Soviet clone cost North American taxpayers a fantastic sum of money, Part 1

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Greetings, my reading friend, and welcome to the wonderful world of aviation and space. Yours truly has a good story in store for you, I hope. This all began during the Second World War, in July 1944 to be more precise, when the pilot of a damaged Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber of the U.S. Army Air Forces decided to land on a nearby airfield in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) rather than on his faraway base in China. The pilots of two undamaged but low on fuel

The 1918 influenza

Scientists seek super-shot for flu 100 years after pandemic

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

A century after the 1918 influenza that killed tens of millions as it swept the globe, scientists are rethinking how to guard against another super-flu epidemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci has designated a universal flu vaccine as a top priority for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – and he’s “cautiously optimistic” that it could be accomplished in the coming years.

The Thor-Agena rocket which put the Canadian satellite Alouette into orbit, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Anon., “Alouette’ Working Perfectly – First Canadian Satellite in Orbit.” The Montreal Star, 29 September 1962, 1.

Alouette, gentille alouette, Alouette, je te lancerai; Or, How the Cold War propelled Canada into space via the Alouette satellite, part 2

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Welcome aboard our special spatial ship, my reading friend. Five! Four! Three! Two! One! Thunderbirds are go! If you do not recognise the opening sequence of every episode of the British television series Thunderbirds, launched in September 1965, then there are serious gaps in your knowledge of the popular culture of the Cold War period. Period. And yes, that series was mentioned in September 2018 and March 2019 issues of our blog / bulletin / thingee. And yes again, yours truly remembers seeing

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