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Danish Researchers: Omega-3 for Women in Their 30s to Protect Heart

Danish Researchers: Omega-3 for Women in Their 30s to Protect Heart

According to researchers in Denmark, women in their thirties should eat fish rich in omega-3 to prevent heart problems in the future. The Copenhagen study indicated...

 
 
Kingston Jump+ Store Opens, Offering Full Line of Apple Products

Kingston Jump+ Store Opens, Offering Full Line of Apple Products

A new Jump+ store – offering Apple’s full line of innovative products, including iPad 2, iPhone 4S and the updated MacBook Air – will be opening...

 
 
Kingston’s Performance Plants R&D to Boost Chinese Cotton Yields

Kingston’s Performance Plants R&D to Boost Chinese Cotton Yields

Kingston’s Performance Plants Inc. (“PPI”) – a leading global agricultural biotechnology provider – and Biocentury Transgene (China) Co. Ltd. ...

 
 
City to Measure, Evaluate Road Conditions in Kingston

City to Measure, Evaluate Road Conditions in Kingston

A specially-equipped van (similarly outfitted as the one pictured here) is to be used to evaluate and measure over 900 km of Kingston’s roadways in the next...

 
 
Optical Guitar Turns Light into Sound

Optical Guitar Turns Light into Sound

Fibre-optics research by Queen’s University’s Hans-Peter Loock is being displayed in a new exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. The...

 
 
Queen’s University Parking Department Acquires Electric Vehicle

Queen’s University Parking Department Acquires Electric Vehicle

Queen’s University in Kingston has acquired an electric service truck and announced plans to possibly increase that number to create a fleet of sustainable...

 
 
Nike “Back to the Future” Shoes Don’t Power Lace, But These Ones Do

Nike “Back to the Future” Shoes Don’t Power Lace, But These Ones Do

Nike’s recent announcement that they had created “Back to the Future” 2015-era “Air Mags” sneakers – featured in the second film...

 
 
Toshiba Presents Glasses-Free 3D Television

Toshiba Presents Glasses-Free 3D Television

At this week’s IFA 2011 in Berlin, Toshiba presented the first 3DTV set to be marketed worldwide that will not require the use of special glasses. The 55″...

 
 
McGuinty Gov’t & Magna Int. to Develop Electric Vehicle Technologies

McGuinty Gov’t & Magna Int. to Develop Electric Vehicle Technologies

The Ontario Liberal Government is joining Magna International Inc. and Magna E-Car to develop the next generation of clean vehicle technologies. Magna International...

 
 
Kingston Police Report Multiple 911 ‘Pocket Dials’ This Morning

Kingston Police Report Multiple 911 ‘Pocket Dials’ This Morning

Kingston City Police reported today that this morning between 7:00 am and 10:30 am, their Communications Centre received approximately 15 pocket dials. A “pocket...