Canadian Research and Development covered by 'Progress Research & Development' magazine.Progress Corp. (Halifax, NS) has begun the publication of 'Progress Research & Development,' a new magazine designed to "deliver the accomplishments of Atlantic Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. universities, researchers and labs" to an audience of business and government decision-makers. The title will be published ten times a year with a controlled circulation of 100,000. Progress said the title is being targeted to entrepreneurs, CEOs, presidents, university leaders, granting institutions and research foundations, media, politicians, investors, financiers and major corporations throughout Atlantic Canada, Toronto, Ottawa, Maine, Boston and Washington, D.C. The title is designed to strengthen the connection between Atlantic researchers and capital, funding and business supporters and features information on research applications for innovations developed by those labs, universities and institutions/ corporations. Progress said the emphasis is on the 'benefits of our research to all Canadians and the world.' The premier issue includes 31 stories about entrepreneurs and scientists from across the region who have successfully commercialized innovations such as improved power generation; unique wireless systems; voice-based biometric bi·o·met·rics n. (used with a sing. verb) The statistical study of biological phenomena. bi applications; disease research; music teaching tools; global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. ; materials science materials science Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material's composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic. ; e-learning; advanced boat building for homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States ; distributed power; occupational health and safety; and, forecasting physics. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. publisher Neville Gilfoy, the title was launched because "our Atlantic universities Atlantic University is an institution of higher education in Virginia Beach, Virginia, associated with the Edgar Cayce organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE). and corporate labs are producing effective solutions for many challenging realworld problems. In our region, this has created a vibrant new science-based industry with huge potential for partnerships, new international markets and the attraction of new investors." Progress Corp. also produces 'Progress Halifax,' 'Progress Visitor' and 'Progress Research and Discovery.' |
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