Canada Science & Technology News

The sci-fi TV serial Star Trek captured the imagination of man and when it was made into a movie, the imagnation of everyone went wild with excitement. When coupled with advancements in space exploration and travel to the Moon, people...

Air Canada has become the first Canadian airline to offer in-flight Internet access to its passengers The airline launched a 10-week trial period Friday during which select flights on the Montreal-Los Angeles and Toronto-Los Angeles routes will offer web surfing....

A study by a Canadian organization dedicated to fighting online child exploitation has found Canadian servers have been hosting dozens of websites selling child pornography. The report, released this week by Cybertip.ca, examined over 15,000 websites worldwide containing child porn....

They used a special molecule that, when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, changes its shape. When the worms were fed this molecule and then exposed to UV light, they exhibited paralysis. But when the worms were again exposed to visible...

Globalive says it will keep 800 employees it hired for its new cellphone service, despite the fact the wireless business is facing difficulties getting started. Globalive from launching its Wind Mobile phone service earlier this month, ruling the Toronto-based company...

Last updated on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 8:40AM EST I asked the Globe's excellent Washington correspondent Paul Koring last month to buy an Amazon Kindle and mail it to me. If I had lived in Zimbabwe, or any one of...