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Technology

Microsoft back in the smartphone business with its new Duo
Pitching it as a more useful tool than a conventional smartphone, enables users to multitask with two separate apps or web pages at a time.

Ballard fuel cell vehicles circle the globe 1,250 times
Hydrogen fuel cell innovator based in Burnaby, BC is powering heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicles in 15 countries.
Science, politics tied up in global race as Russia approves vaccine
First nation to develop a way to defeat the COVID will achieve a kind of moonshot victory.

Circa acquires Calgary manufacturer of rugged wireless devices
Cloud-based software platform will be integrated with the Circa product line to provide remote monitoring with alarm and event notification.

SYSPRO 8 enhanced to improve production
New ERP capabilities power productivity.

Smarter factory: Putting digital technology to work in your plant
How digitization and networked systems power maintenance and warehousing.

Shorten measurement, testing setup
Setup and preparation times for large-scale measurement and testing procedures are often lengthy and can delay project deadlines

System solves complex vision challenges
Deciphers badly deformed, skewed and poorly etched codes using optical character recognition

Keep your distance: New Wearable device sends proximity alert
Two Quebec companies create a company to make the Social Distancer.

Digital readiness and how businesses are responding to the “new normal”
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5G phones and networks are here, but features, effects are unclear
Unclear what the newly launched networks are able to do, experts say it will take years to understand the true potential.

Armstrong’s Design Envelope gets energy boost
Amps up energy efficiency, plus analytics for savings.

China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
Mission is to look for underground water, if it’s present, and evidence of possible ancient life.

General Fusion adds large global investors for fusion demo plant
The technology generates carbon-free electricity by using heat from nuclear fusion reactions.

Thermal tech scans elevated body temperatures to safeguard workplaces
Sends instant notification to security or management who can deny access if COVID symptoms are present.