This is the second in a three-part series, The Real Cost of Electric Vehicles, diving into the future of electric vehicles and how electrification will impact Windsor-Essex. On the first day, we looked at affordability. Tomorrow, we’ll look at the impact on jobs in Windsor-Essex. As environmentalist Michael Schneider drivesContinue Reading
Last October, President Joe Biden and congressional leaders traveled to Syracuse, N.Y. to tout semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology’s plans to build the nation’s largest semiconductor fabrication facility in the city. In a speech at a local community college, President Biden underscored the catalytic role of the CHIPS and Science ActContinue Reading
As concern about plastic waste mounts, some recyclers are taking a closer look at the emerging science around biorecycling and its ability to break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET). How well the process works, whether it can be scaled, and whether it’s viable enough for companies to invest in are allContinue Reading
Feeding a growing world population that will reach 9.8 billion by 2050, according to United Nations forecasts, and the need to conserve natural resources for generations to come may seem conflicting at first. But a solution, while not yet in sight, is certainly not out of reach. European scientists recentlyContinue Reading
Last February, Coca-Cola, one of the world’s largest plastic polluters, announced a new global goal. It said that 25 percent of all of its products would be sold in reusable and refillable packaging by 2030. That commitment, if met, could keep billions of single-use plastic bottles from polluting the world’s waterwaysContinue Reading
Spirulina, a blue-green microalgae, is an excellent source of micronutrients and protein. Credit: Anaïs CROUZET via Pixabay The global food supply faces a range of threats including climate change, wars, pests and diseases. An organism too small for the human eye to see—microalgae—could offer some answers. Feeding a growing worldContinue Reading
As we poured water into a jug to be added to the ashes in the bucket, Maria (not her real name) asked in Spanish, “Why does making soap have anything to do with plastic?” Maria and another 50 or so Indigenous women from her village, in the highlands of southeasternContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often presented in binary terms in both popular culture and political analysis. Either it represents the key to a futuristic utopia defined by the integration of human intelligence and technological prowess, or it is the first step toward a dystopian rise of machines. This same binaryContinue Reading
Siew Foong Wong (Cloud4C Services) Credit: Cloud4C Services As businesses emerge from a challenging 12-24 months, the need for digital transformation and competitive differentiation is coming into sharp focus. With innovation high on the agenda – spearheaded by accelerated cloud migration projects – organisations are shifting gears and embracing changeContinue Reading
As colleges and universities move back to in-person instruction, lessons from online learning implemented during the pandemic have revealed special insights for supporting international students studying in Canada. Over the last 10 years, internationalization of Canadian higher education has boomed. Both scholars and mainstream media have noted the ways universitiesContinue Reading
