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A pumpkin wearing a top hat, bow-tie, moustache, evil eyes, bat wings, and flexing two muscular arms.

From brainwave to reality: A sneak peek at the making of a hands-on Halloween workshop

Catherine Émond

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Years ago, I saw an article online about a pumpkin decorating contest by NASA. The results were spectacular: there were moving parts, whirling parts, computers programmed to display LED messages, depictions of sciences, and some really crazy themes! As Exploratek activity coordinator at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, I was immediately inspired to bring a similar activity to our visitors.

A snowy landscape with a large building — the Collections Conservation Centre — under construction in the distance.

Engineering & Technology

Social Science & Culture

Realizing a dream: The Collections Conservation Centre

Fernand (Fern) Proulx

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Currently under construction in Ottawa, the Collections Conservation Centre is the future home for hundreds of thousands of nationally-significant science and technology artifacts. These objects represent Ingenium’s three museums — the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum — but they’re also emblematic of Canadian ingenuity and Canadians’ everyday experience. To reflect on this incredible milestone and what it means

Two pairs of robotic legs are pictured next to a snowbank and a thermometer.

Engineering & Technology

The punishing polar vortex is ideal for Cassie the Robot

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

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.

Engineering & Technology

Ex-NASA engineer's glitter bomb exacts revenge on porch thieves

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

When U.S. engineer Mark Rober — who worked on the design of NASA’s Mars Rover — saw a pair of thieves snatch an Amazon package off of his front doorstep, he decided to take matters into his own hands. Check out this article and video to see the device Rober engineered to teach greedy thieves a lesson.

Researchers offer up an "a-peeling" solution to plastic wrap

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

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

Engineering & Technology

Student-made robot sets new world record for solving the Rubik’s Cube

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Since its invention in the 70s, the Rubik’s Cube has entertained, challenged, and frustrated users around the world. Last month, a pair of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology devised a robot capable of solving the popular 3D puzzle in an astounding 0.38 seconds. Read the full story – and watch a video that shows the robot in action. http://news.mit.edu/2018/featured-video-solving-rubiks-cube-record-time-0316

Engineering & Technology

Danish Mahmood - Wireless Interconnected Non-Invasive Triage System

Sajeev Kohli - Recruiting Endogenous Proteins for Site Specific Transport: A Novel Workflow for Gene Carrier Design

An advertisement of a redesigned iron in the 1870s

Engineering & Technology

Science & Technology: By Women for Women

Jo Lancaster, one of the first to use an ejection seat in an aircraft

Inside the ejector seat

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

The ejection seat is ubiquitous nowadays in military fighter crafts, but it wasn't always so. Jo Lancaster became one of the first to use an ejection seat 70 years ago. This great video from BBC Science News explains the engineering behind early ejection seats.