Industry

Developing new alloys for hydrogen fuel and catalysis SASKATOON – Canadian researchers are using synchrotron light to help develop new alloys with helpful properties. An alloy is a metal that contains two or three different elements. Steel, for instance, is an alloy of iron and carbon that offers increased strength as a building material. By mixing more elements together, scientists hope to create new and improved alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance, which could help many industry sectors to reduce costs. “The trouble is that when you try to make a traditional alloy with more than a couple...

 Tesla or BMW? This is the most loved car brand on social media The popularity of electric cars has been booming in the past year with searches for “best electric cars 2022” increasing an impressive 2,100% according to Google Trends*. As greener vehicles take over the streets, their popularity grows amongst motor-heads on social media. With this in mind, Quotezone.co.uk analysed Instagram and TikTok to determine which electric car model is the most popular on social platforms based on the combined number of hashtags each model has received, as well as revealing which models are the costliest. Please credit any...

World Mobile to launch connectivity in public spaces to boost Zanzibar's GDP Blockchain network operator World Mobile, in partnership with The eGovernment Agency of Zanzibar (eGAZ), have announced the launch of free - metered WiFi internet access at all state agencies, Ministries, local Government offices, bus stops, the airport, ports, fish markets, municipal offices/markets, municipal/state housing estates, hospitals/clinics, and any other public facing government institutions.  World Mobile is the first blockchain mobile network powered and run by the people and fueled by World Mobile Token.  In the first 60 days, the partnership will aim to connect the airport, ports and properties...

Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach VCB Relaunches PureFlorida.com Virtually immerse in the warm outdoors through enhanced discovery, planning and booking UX PUNTA GORDA/ENGLEWOOD BEACH, Fla. (Jan 2022) – Championing “Our Best Side is Outside”, the Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau is pleased to announce the relaunch of PureFlorida.com. The site features improved UX and a plethora of tools for visitors to explore and plan their trip. Highlights include a direct booking engine, itinerary planner, easy sharing and a B2B section for sports, event and meeting producers that showcases the area’s venues and assets for comprehensive planning and management.“Our site’s newly...

Blowing in the wind Monitoring dust from legacy mine tailings to keep communities safe SASKATOON – Queen's university researchers have studied dust blown from legacy mine tailings at the Giant Mine in Yellowknife, NWT and determined vital information to inform future remediation efforts. Using the CLS@APS, the researchers were able to determine the chemical form of arsenic in dust particles sourced from the Giant Mine tailings which intermittently blow into nearby communities. "The synchrotron is really useful for looking at dust because you have this really tiny micron scale beam that you can focus on individual dust particles and get...