High technology
often abbreviated to high tech (adjective forms high-technology, high-tech or hi-tech) is technology that is at the cutting edge: the most advanced technology available.
Low technology
often abbreviated low tech (adjective forms low-technology, low-tech, lo-tech) is simple technology, often of a traditional or non-mechanical kind, such as crafts and tools that pre-date the Industrial Revolution. It is the opposite of high technology.
Technology sectors
The sector approach classifies industries according their technology intensity,product approach according to finished products.
Appropriate technology
Appropriate technology is an ideological movement (and its manifestations) originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist Dr. Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher in his influential work, Small is Beautiful.
High-tech society
When speaking of a high-tech society in a non-literal way, it is usually in reference to an overall society based in high-tech. However, this is something generally unattainable by the definition comprising its scarcity among every technology available.
vendredi 13 novembre 2020
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SpaceX to launch first official crewed mission to space station

Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to send a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station on Saturday evening in NASA's first operational mission using the Crew Dragon capsule.
This electric car built by Dutch students is made entirely of waste — even the chassis
Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled plastic bottles and unsorted household garbage.
This electric car built by Dutch students is made entirely of waste — even the chassis
Dutch students have created a fully functioning electric car made entirely out of waste, including plastics fished out of the sea, recycled plastic bottles and unsorted household garbage.
B.C. biotech company working on Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

A Vancouver-based biotech company brought its genetic know-how to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine development. Thomas Madden, president and CEO of Acuitas Therapeutics, explains his company's contribution to the vaccine effort.
U.S. Commerce Department says it won't enforce ban for now, as TikTok sale deadline passes
The U.S. Department of Commerce has backed down from its previous order for Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok to sell its assets in the U.S. or shut itself down.
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SpaceX Is Ready to Launch Its First Official Crewed Mission
Tracking the effects of climate change on Arctic animals is no easy task

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how scientists go about tracking Arctic animals in an era of climate change and why so many tampon applicators end up on beaches.
B.C.'s open-net salmon farms on the way out, but replacement systems may differ by region

DFO considering "area-based management" would could mean different rules for different areas of the B.C. coast.
N.W.T. wolf cull that killed 54 animals cost $630,000

The territorial government spent almost $12,000 per animal to kill wolves that feed on the Bathurst and Bluenose East caribou herds.
Trudeau government close to unveiling plan to hit net-zero emissions by 2050
The federal government is set to introduce climate accountability legislation as early as next week to formally commit Canada to its target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Marketplace tested over 20 different masks. Here's what will best protect you and others during the pandemic

Public health officials have said masks are critical to reducing the spread of COVID-19, but rigorous tests conducted on behalf of CBC's Marketplace found that while some work very well, others offer little protection from particles that transmit the novel coronavirus. And one type of mask can even spread the particles to others.
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Shell gives customers option to offset their carbon emissions for two cents per litre

Shell Canada is letting carbon-conscious customers get their two cents in for the environment while filling up at one of its 1,400 stations across Canada.
Fireball Is Werner Herzog’s Ode to Space Rocks
Study finds climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought
Emissions of a potent greenhouse gas from Canada's oilpatch are nearly twice as high as previously thought, says newly published federal research.
How Biden Can Make Climate Progress With a Divided Congress
'I don't think I owe that:' Windsor senior who is visually impaired shocked by $13K cell phone bill

Virgin Mobile will be substantially reducing the outstanding balance for an 80-year-old man from Amherstburg who is visually impaired and is facing $13,000 dollars worth of charges on his cell phone bill.
Covid Winter is Coming. Could Humidifiers Help?
Destroyed 'murder hornet' nest near U.S.-B.C. border contained nearly 200 queens, scientists say

When scientists destroyed the first nest of so-called murder hornets found in the U.S., they discovered about 200 queens.
mercredi 11 novembre 2020
Pandemic may be boosting Canadian trust in scientists, survey finds
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic may have boosted failing public trust in science and scientists, a new survey has found.
Hurricanes could reach farther inland due to climate change, study suggests
Hurricanes that make landfall are maintaining their strength longer because of climate change, a new study suggests, meaning such storms could have more of an impact than in the past.
The Plan to Turn Scrapped Rockets Into Space Stations
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B.C. ecologist uses facial recognition software to track grizzly bears
Facial recognition technology previously used on humans has huge implications for managing bear-human interactions, says UVic ecologist who has developed software to identify grizzly bears.