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Significant Advance in Materials Biomimicry

  Our civilization depends hugely on energy and materials. Energy gets a lot of attention, especially our use of fossil fuels, which has the unintended consequence of causing climate change. Materials that underpin our infrastructure get much less attention, undeservedly so in my view, but they are just as critical. After all, stages in civilizational …

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How Spanish Flu 1918-20 Affected My Family – As Recorded in my Grandfather’s Journal

One hundred years ago, about this time of year, the 1918-20 Spanish Flu pandemic was finally winding down. It came in waves, was highly infectious and had a high fatality rate. Canada wasn’t spared. As noted on a Government of Canada website: “The virulent Spanish flu, a devastating and previously unknown form of influenza, struck …

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