All around us are examples of the kind of ingenuity and expertise demonstrated by Alberta’s professional engineers and geoscientists. Whether you are taking a stroll in your downtown or taking a road trip across our province, here are 10 spectacles that wouldn't have been possible without professional engineers and geoscientists.
Read MoreMining exploration used to require lengthy digging and expensive drilling. But now, a team of geophysicists from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, has devised a new form of mineral detection that uses seismic activity to target where new mines could be constructed.
Read MoreShhh….can you hear it? That strange, inexplicable hum? Since the 1970s, low-frequency rumbles have been reportedly heard around the world — spawning numerous conspiracy theories about the source.
Read MoreWe’re continuing to work with the provincial government on updating the Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act, which has not been significantly revised in nearly 40 years.
Read MoreMarking the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down, a symbol that long-represented the stark divide with communist-led East Germany, a newly discovered escape tunnel was opened to the public in November 2019.
Read MoreA spinal micro-implant that helps paralysis patients regain motor functions. A coal processing plant now serving as a solar power facility. A liquid polymer that can move and grab objects. These are five of the most talked about engineering and geoscience stories of 2019.
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