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A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...
...Canadians began making significant contributions to exploring the stars. That work continues today with a collaboration on two major telescope upgrades as the world marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first astronomical observation through a telescope.
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Roberta Bondar
Passion for life and learning takes Canada’s first female astronaut on the ultimate journey
Her biography lists astronaut, scientist, physician and pioneer after her name, but you could add any number of titles: photographer, business consultant and author.
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Lack of Funding Leaving Researchers Behind
Many G8 countries pledge increased funding; Canada makes cuts
There is discontent spreading through the scientific community in Canada. It can be felt in universities; read in newspapers and magazines; heard on the radio and seen on TV. According to countless Canadian researchers, funding here is lagging behind the rest of the world. Money, they say, is not available where it is needed.
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High Sensitivity, Low Noise
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The TSQ Vantage LC-MS/MS system from Thermo Fisher Scientific delivers up to 10 times more sensitivity than any other triple quadrupole instrument on the market,
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 Take Basic and Advanced Measurements
A new benchtop pH metre that measures pH, mV and temperature, and has an LCD display that provides clear instructions for setup, measurement and calibration, was recently introduced by Alliance Scale.
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