Author Archive: Dick Mathison
Look Inside New Sensory Room for Kids with Autism
Specially designed room opens at FACSFLA’s Division Street office in Kingston
Queen’s University Research Awarded 20 Patents in 2012
20 projects initiated by Queen’s University earned patents lst year, including research toward the use of renewable feedstocks to produce biodegradable plastics. The Vice-President, Intellectual Property at PARTEQ Innovations ( the technology transfer office of the university), Carol Miernicki Steeg, said that the patents are proof to the fact that the research carried out at [...]
Research Reveals Why Beetles Don’t Freeze in the Winter
For 37 years , Professor Peter Davies has been studying organisms that include fish and insects to better understand why they don’t freeze in cold winter temperatures. “Many insects, plants and other organisms owe their survival to AFPs.” said Dr. Davies in a Queen’s University release, where he is a Biochemistry professor. “This research found [...]
Research: Early Screenings Key to Diagnosing Glaucoma – Video
New Kingston-based research has established the importance of getting regular screenings for glaucoma, a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball that causes gradual loss of sight and the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. A Hotel Dieu Hospital based research group led by Dr. Sanjay Sharma examined 50 peer-reviewed research articles which found support [...]
Utilities Kingston Asks Residents to Stop Flushing Wipes
Utilities Kingston is getting more calls about sewage back-ups associated with household wipes that clog plumbing. Wipes also obstruct wastewater treatment pipes and pumps, causing equipment failures and health and safety risks. They are appealing to the public to never flush wipes of any kind, even if the package says wipes are flushable. “Over recent [...]
Website Debunked in Fake Oil Spill Notices in Kingston
Enbridge oil pipleline newsletter is a hoax and so is its website
Kingston Street lights to Get LED Fixtures for Reduced Energy Costs
New LED fixtures to reduce street lighting energy costs by 45 per cent
Sweeping Exemptions Could Risk Endangered Species in Ontario
65 species slated to receive mandatory habitat protection this summer may be affected.
Environmental Commissioner’s Report Promotes Increasing Soil Carbon
Raising carbon level in soil would enable farmers to better moderate effects of climate change
Queen’s Tech Could End Fingerprint-Smudged Tablet & SmartPhone Screens
Wide range of uses for Queen’s University’s surface coating innovation
