Reading Time: 2 minutesHAS IT EVER amazed you how quickly children seem to recover from injuries? Tumbles and falls are just part of everyday play. But it’s not what it’s like for adults — or grandparents for that matter. Falling or breaking a bone can be a dangerous event, because injuries are not easily healed.
Why is that?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe all know that obesity and type-2 diabetes are nearly epidemic in Canada and the United States but our ample aliments lead to an abundance of ailments.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, Oct. 13, just over 100 idea-seekers gathered in the Alumni Auditorium to participate in TEDxUOttawa, a conference of ideas.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“What is the point of education if the information is available to all?” – Mark Salter, professor of political science
Reading Time: 2 minutesExtremely short infrared laser pulses blast through the air, tearing electrons off their atoms and creating plasma.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“ARC says something about where the university currently is and where it is going,” said Mona Nemer, vice president of research at the U of O.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe microscopic world of E. coli and other bacteria is a mixed-up place.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow did your liver cells know to specialize into a liver or your brain cells to become neurons?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe problem CYBORGS AREN’T SCIENCE fiction. All around us people with pacemakers, insulin pumps, and prosthetic implants continue to live normal lives because of mechanical and electronic parts within their bodies. It’s not sci-fi; it’s mundane. But that doesn’t mean combining human bodies with technology is scientifically simple. Even relatively straightforward implants need to be …
Reading Time: 5 minutesEnvironmental focus for project addressing capacity issues THE NEW $112.5-million social sciences building, towering above the University of Ottawa campus, is nearing completion. Funded by federal and provincial governments and the university, the tower addresses capacity problems at the university while implementing sustainable and environmental initiatives. Capacity for social sciences The renovations to the Vanier building and the construction of the building will add …
