Engineering Newsletter – September 2022

• Omar Alghabra, a former engineer from Saudi Arabia and now-politician in Mississauga, is one of 25 Canadian Immigrant Award recipients.
• An engineer in Bolivia, Trigidia Jiménez, has combines ancestral and scientific knowledge to bring back a grain that is resistant to climate change.

PODMKR is taking a more eco-friendly approach to coffee pods by grinding fresh coffee into reusable coffee pods, combining the convenience of ready-made pods with the sustainability of the typical reusable pod.

Kaarto is a new ergonomic pen designed to help people avoid repetitive strain injuries by holding a pen the wrong way.

The BiteEraser provides relief from bug bites without the use of chemicals. Instead, it uses heat and vibration. It can also detect UV rays.

What technology or gadget are you currently enjoying and would recommend to other aspiring and licensed engineers? Let us know in the comments below.

Here are the news links to every Canadian Association.  If there is anything beyond the standard stuff (elections, new appointments), I'll try to list them below.  The news tends to slow down during certain parts of the year (e.g. Summer, X-Mas).

1. APEGA News - the association is warning about email scams and websites posing as APEGA
2. APEGS News
3. APEY News
4. ASET News
5. EGBC News
6. Engineers Nova Scotia News
7. Engineers PEI News
8. NAPEG News
9. PEGNL News
10. PEO News

• Engineers Canada - Read about Engineers Canada's recent win related to a Trademark, and Engineers Nova Scotia's AGM happening Sept 15-16,

It's a great idea to revisit your goals throughout the year. This article explores some different kinds of career goals.

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It can be hard to focus on anything but your job if you've started a new position, but here are some ideas for Cultivating Work-Life Balance as an Engineer.

A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text: Tom Oxley, a specialist in brain-computer interfaces, talks about the Stentrode, a device that implants in the brain to wirelessly transmit information.

The blind spots of the green energy transition: Olivia Lazard, an environmental peacemaking expert, explores the idea that the planet's security depends on de-escalating competition for resources needed for decarbonization, like lithium.

“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.”

— Ann Landers