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 How tech is helping to build better buildingsAdvances in sensors, concrete, nanotech are making structures - from bridges to office towers - safer, stronger and better looking
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 How Spotify might save the music industry(And still give consumers free - or low-cost - à-la-carte, always-on, one-click-away listening pleasure)
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 Will consumers use a Visa phone?Banks, credit companies and telecoms stress convenience of smartphones that can pay for items at the cash but consumers need reassurance the process is secure, say experts
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 Researchers look to perfect 'Babel fish' universal translatorWhile it might not be the real-time speech-to-speech translator from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, scientists have developed hand-held devices that can translate in close to real time
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 Researchers eye liquid to boost Net speedExperts predict as overall bandwidth reaches capacity, new technologies will find their way to market
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 How tech is helping to build better buildingsAdvances in sensors, concrete, nanotech are making structures – from bridges to office towers – safer, stronger and better looking
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 How Spotify might save the music industry(And still give consumers free – or low-cost – à-la-carte, always-on, one-click-away listening pleasure)
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 Learning to drive the Mario Kart wayYoung Drivers of Canada is using cognitive training technology that helps teen learn how to control a car before they even hit the road
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 Olympics spur B.C. water recycling strategyMunicipalities, industry and province looking beyond cleaning up water for disposal to figuring out better ways to retreat and reuse resource
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 Sensors, remote monitoring could improve quality of life for seniorsEmerging technology can be used to detect everything from a seizure to whether a senior has left the stove on
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 Virtual pal helps autistic kids make social connectionsResearchers at Northwestern University are helping autistic children participate in conversations by using life-sized, computer-animated virtual peers
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 Growing plants indoors no longer rooted in sci-fiWith a growing global population, declining freshwater resources and an increasingly volatile climate, the world will rely on food technologies like this sooner than we realize
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 Digital technology eyed in fight against Alzheimer'sAs the number of dementia patients in Canada is expected to increase over the next several decades, U of T's Knowledge Media Design Institute studies how cognitive prosthetics might help
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 Challenges of the electric ageWhile the lithium-ion battery promises to revolutionize the auto industry, not everyone is convinced the electric vehicle's power source is a long-term solution
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 Trust in Digital LifeGlobetechnology speaks with Kim Cameron, Microsoft's identity guru, about what it will take for consumers and businesses to feel secure sharing information online
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 Homeless find hope through technology, InternetThe boundless opportunities of the Internet hold little promise for homeless Canadians, but some organizations are trying to change that
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 Where will the e-reader revolution take publishing?Some experts believe the devices will change our reading habits and throw several industries into turmoil -- that is, just as soon as Apple gets into the game
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