Researchers at universities in Hamilton, Ont., and Buffalo, N.Y., say there’s a promising study suggesting that a new nanoparticle vaccine may be significantly more effective in fighting off the flu virus than existing shots. A joint effort between scientists at McMaster University and the University of Buffalo have not only developed an experimental dose […]

Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.  If you read that in the voice of Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the Starship Enterprise, this research is for you. Benett Axtell, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto Mississauga, is looking at the influence of the television show Star Trek on Voice User Interface (VUI) technology and how the TV […]

[ad_1] INDIA – Researchers with the Global Disability Innovation Hub, co-led by UCL (University College London) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi), are developing wheelchair-accessible maps of Delhi, India. “Infrastructure in India can often make pushing a wheelchair or tricycle difficult. We’re trying to identify how people are currently getting around [...]