Welcome to the Innovation Page!
Modern science is so fascinating because of its constant development – it is dynamic, fast-paced, and it allows us to create a online global community. It serves to provide instant solutions to current problems, and provides fast relief to ever-growing needs.
On this page, we’d like to feature innovations in medicine, technology, inventions and ideas which help society and provide inspiration to students to adopt the same critical thinking skills that these innovators posses.
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Post 7: See-Through Security
Would you be willing to let a stranger see you naked in the name of security? This question may be the one you face the next time that you travel to the United States from a Canadian airport. In the aftermath of the Christmas Day foiled airplane bombings, airport security measures are increasing. One of the newest strategies implemented by the Canadian government is the use of the controversial full-body scanning machines.
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Post 6: Planting Our Future in Plant Science
The passing of World Food Day (Oct 16) gave us the chance to be grateful for the abundance of food many of us enjoy (especially if you live in Canada where Thanksgiving). Despite the leftover turkey you may still be heating up, World Food Day draws our attention to the millions of people who do not have enough food or water to meet basic needs.
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Post 5: Fighting Cancer
Walking down the street today, you may have seen an advertisement regarding breast cancer. Or maybe you’ve saw two or three or maybe even dozens of ad’s regarding breast cancer. That’s because October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. All over the world youths are participating in rallies, marathons and charities to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer in the hopes that one day a possible cure will be found for this deadly disease.
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Post 4: Saving the Rainforest, Once click at a Time
There is more than one search engine out there, and forestle.org is one that should greatly interest you. Forestle donates its income to an organization dedicated to protecting rainforests. That means that the next time you’re making a search online, all you have to do is type in “forestle.org” and you’re one step closer to preserving rainforests. Rainforests house millions of unique species and contribute to cleaner air – that’s what’s in it for you, and you hardly have to deter from your usual activities in order to help out.
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Post 3: HIV Vaccination Breakthrough
Could the entire population of Revelstoke, British Columbia contract Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in one day?
Though geographically unlikely, it is theoretically possible. Revelstoke has a population of approximately 7 thousand. UNAIDS estimates that each day 7, 500 people acquire the virus. This causes the already staggering total of 33 million people living with HIV to grow daily.
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Post 2: A Car-Free Savvy Toronto
Imagine your house without a driveway or your apartment building without a parking lot. Life without permanent access to a car is commitment that some 315 people may soon be making if the City of Toronto passes a motion to build a downtown condominium without parking. The proposed project is a 42-storey condominium, composed mainly of one-bedroom units, to be built on the site of the Royal Canadian Military Institute. The condominium would have zero parking spots, but includes 315 bicycle spots and nine car share spaces.
Could you, your family, your friends, or even your world survive without individual car ownership?
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Post 1: Ortho-K: Stunning Sight without Surgery
Imagine if you could see 20/20 vision without any glasses, daytime contacts, or surgery.
Sounds like an impossible miracle?
Welcome to Advanced Orthokeratology, a revolutionary development in eye care technology that allows individuals to sleep with special contact lenses on, and wake-up to perfect vision.
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