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Liquid Light: Scientists Unite Light and Electricity to Make Electronics Smaller and Faster

Sep 19, 20162 min read

Liquid Light: Scientists Unite Light and Electricity to Make Electronics Smaller and Faster

Researchers have found a way to bridge the gap between light and electricity—the two main components of current data transmission. Using...

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Four ways Canada can solve the technical talent shortage

Raffaella Grassi

Sep 7, 20163 min read

Four ways Canada can solve the technical talent shortage

Ira Needles had an appointment that he wasn’t going to miss 60 years ago. Something was on his mind, something grand and disruptive. His...

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ORIGAMI ENGINEERING Announces the Appointment of New Senior Partner

Raffaella Grassi

Aug 30, 20161 min read

ORIGAMI ENGINEERING Announces the Appointment of New Senior Partner

Origami Engineering is pleased and proud to announce the appointment of the new partner, Dr. Laura Grassi. Laura Grassi is a proofed...

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China launches world's first quantum science satellite

Raffaella Grassi

Aug 22, 20163 min read

China launches world's first quantum science satellite

China has launched the world's first satellite dedicated to testing the fundamentals of quantum communication in space. The $100m Quantum...

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How the Future of Origami Engineering is Unfolding

Raffaella Grassi

Aug 10, 20164 min read

How the Future of Origami Engineering is Unfolding

Origami, the Japanese art form that dates at least to the 17th century, creates unique patterns and shapes from paper folding. Today,...

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9 Tips for Effective Business Development

Raffaella Grassi

Aug 1, 20165 min read

9 Tips for Effective Business Development

Business development can be one of the fastest ways to grow your business. Here are 9 ways to help you take your company to the next...

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NASA CubeSat Telescope Could Have First Carbon Nanotube Mirrors

Raffaella Grassi

Jul 29, 20162 min read

NASA CubeSat Telescope Could Have First Carbon Nanotube Mirrors

A lightweight telescope that a team of NASA scientists and engineers is developing specifically for scientific investigations in its...

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Can Carbon Fiber Replace Steel in the Automotive Industry?

Raffaella Grassi

Jul 18, 20162 min read

Can Carbon Fiber Replace Steel in the Automotive Industry?

Carbon-Fiber Composites may have just gotten the push they need to truly surpass steel as the material of choice for automotive...

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Origami-inspired metamaterial changes shape and stiffness on command

Raffaella Grassi

Jun 20, 20162 min read

Origami-inspired metamaterial changes shape and stiffness on command

“A house that could fit in a backpack or a wall that could become a window with the flick of a switch” are just two fantastical objects...

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Raffaella Grassi

Jun 17, 20164 min read

What, Exactly, Is Business Development?

The composite and interconnected features of BD make a lot difficult to explain what it is in simple words. You can only make...

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How Nanotechnology can help us grow more food using less energy and water

Raffaella Grassi

Jun 14, 20165 min read

How Nanotechnology can help us grow more food using less energy and water

With the world’s population expected to exceed nine billion by 2050, scientists are working to develop new ways to meet rising global...

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Raffaella Grassi

May 19, 201613 min read

Is Origami the Future of Tech?

Nature uses folding to manufacture some of its most intricate creations, from flowers and wings to protein and DNA. What if humans could...

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You can now 3D print the world's lightest material - graphene aerogel

Raffaella Grassi

Mar 15, 20163 min read

You can now 3D print the world's lightest material - graphene aerogel

YES PLEASE. It's 7.5 times lighter than air, and a cubic metre of the stuff weighs just 160 grams. It's 12 percent lighter than the...

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