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Immigrants could be the solution to Canada’s labour shortage, but they need to be supported

April 10, 2023

Immigration is largely accepted as one of the best strategic responses to Canada’s declining birth rates, aging population and labour market shortages. In many ways, immigrants are now positioned to be the saviours of Canada’s post-pandemic […]

B.C. floods reveal fragile food supply chains — 4 ways to manage the crisis now and in the future

December 10, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught the world that our supply chains are fragile and vulnerable to disruptions. Panic-buying and product hoarding, like the irrational run on toilet paper in the early stages of pandemic, cause shortages, […]

To reduce corporate emissions, CEOs need to be bold risk takers

May 25, 2022

Climate change is widely recognized as one of the most profound challenges ever to face the human race and life on Earth. Among the different factors identified by climate scientists, greenhouse gas emissions — which have […]

Ultra-low power neuromorphic hardware show promise for energy-efficient AI computation

October 30, 2024

A team including researchers from Seoul National University College of Engineering has developed neuromorphic hardware capable of performing artificial intelligence [...]
Generative AI could generate millions of tons of e-waste by decade’s end, study finds

October 29, 2024

A team of urban environmentalists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Urban Environment, working with a colleague from [...]
Magnetic RAM-based architecture could pave way for implementing neural networks on edge IoT devices

October 28, 2024

There are, without a doubt, two broad technological fields that have been developing at an increasingly fast pace over the [...]
AI mimics neocortex computations with ‘winner-take-all’ approach

October 25, 2024

Over the past decade or so, computer scientists have developed increasingly advanced computational techniques that can tackle real-world tasks with [...]
Semiconductor-free logic gates pave the way for fully 3D-printed active electronics

October 15, 2024

Active electronics—components that can control electrical signals—usually contain semiconductor devices that receive, store, and process information. These components, which must [...]
New infrared camera aims to enhance safety in autonomous driving

October 10, 2024

Fall is here, bringing rain, fog, and early darkness. For road users, this means heightened caution, as visibility conditions increasingly [...]
New methodology enables design of cloud servers for lower carbon

October 4, 2024

Reducing carbon emissions is crucial to curbing the effects of climate change, but usually gas-powered vehicles and manufacturers are the [...]
Research team develops hardware architecture for post-quantum cryptography

October 3, 2024

Integrating post-quantum security algorithms into hardware has long been considered a challenge. But a research team at TU Graz has [...]
Germany inaugurates IBM’s first European quantum data center

October 1, 2024

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday inaugurated US firm IBM’s first quantum data center in Europe, saying Germany aims to be [...]
A pruning approach for neural network design optimized for specific hardware configurations

September 23, 2024

Neural network pruning is a key technique for deploying artificial intelligence (AI) models based on deep neural networks (DNNs) on [...]
How a national lab retires—and shreds—large computing resources

September 19, 2024

Ever wonder what happens to massive supercomputing systems when they’re retired? Surprisingly, when it comes to the data, it’s not [...]