Here is your monthly dose of my Canadian engineering news created for licensed and aspiring engineers, geoscientists and technicians in Canada. Stay informed and impress your colleagues with your newfound knowledge.
- NASA engineer Janelle Wellons, who graduated only 3 years ago, is one of the youngest staffers on a Moon mission and on an Earth mission. Read her bio here.
- Chris Mason, an associate professor at Cornell researching ways to help humans survive the trip to Mars. One way might be to add DNA from micro-animals called tardigrades to human cells.
- Tempest is an AI-powered weather device that gives you a more accurate forecast by monitoring light, rain, wind, solar power and lighting strikes near you
- Homebiogas turns your food waste into renewable gas to be used for cooking and fertilizer for your garden. It can turn 2kg of organic waste into 2 hours-worth of cooking biogas.
- ProCharge 2 is an overnight charger that doesn’t ruin your device’s battery life, like regular chargers can when left plugged-in overnight. The device starts charging 6 hours after you plug it in (when you go to bed) and charges for 2 hours.
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 normal stuff (elections, new appointments), I'll try to list them below. During certain parts of the year (e.g. Summer, X-Mas), the news tends to slow down.
- APEGA News
- APEGNB News
- APEGS News
- APEY News
- ASET News
- EGBC News - Here’s what’s changing for membership renewal in 2020
- Engineers Nova Scotia News
- Engineers PEI News
- NAPEG News - Read the new northern infrastructure standards here
- OACETT News
- PEGNL News
- PEO News
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- How close are we to uploading our minds: Michael Graziano talks about uploading our minds into a digital universe, making humans immortal in a sense.
- The next software revolution: programming biological cells: Computer biologist Sara-Jane Dunn talks about her research on the potential for reprogramming our cells like computer software.
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― John Kobak, engineer
Thanks for reading and have a great month!
Gavin Simone, P.Eng., PMP, LEED AP
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