Back in the 1950’s, using a computer meant typing commands into a terminal, a machine which would route your requests to another, bigger machine, called the mainframe. The mainframe is the machine that processes requests from all terminals. We’ve mostly moved away from this model, but a new one, cloud computing, seems to be gaining popularity.

Physically mimicking the brain may soon become a reality! The “missing” factor which makes this true is the memristor: a thus far hidden component in the family of resistors, capacitors and inductors that emerged as a major technological breakthrough at HP labs.

On January 13, we headed to the Marriott Chateau Champlain hotel to attend the 3-day CUSEC conference.

At CUSEC 2011, we met Julie Steele, an editor at O'Reilly Media.

At CUSEC 2011, we met Dr. Paul Kry, a computer science professor at McGill who gave a talk on computer graphics and 3D modeling.

“Science”, said Dawkins, “is fun, in the sense that it is the very opposite of boring.” Science sans sensationalisation has a stark beauty that requires patience and perspective to appreciate, not entirely unlike a symphony or a sculpture.

We sat with Dr. David Green, director of McGill's Redpath Museum, for a Q&A session. Suffice it so say that the exhibits in the museum were of utmost delight.

It is not uncommon today to meet competent and enthusiastic software developers who, despite seemingly possessing every single quality required to create good software, miserably fail at generating money with their products.

I am not a music enthusiast. Sure, I listen to music more than six hours a day; sure, I look for my mp3 player before looking for my wallet, cell phone or car keys; sure, I avoid getting into a music store if I recently got my pay check... Sure, but I am not a music enthusiast.

You’d think that starting your own company and pitching a product would take more than a weekend. But to anyone who attended Startupifier’s Startup Bootcamp, this is not so.

The wireless industry is seeing the convergence of high speed wireless data connections, powerful handheld devices and clashing tech/wireless giants. Most consumers are somewhat oblivious to these forces, so one could ask why they should care. They should care because all these aspects of the mobile world coming together have resulted in a wireless experience that we, as consumers, have never seen before.

Last October, we attended the Science Policy conference. While there, we met with Marc Garneau, MP for Westmount/Ville-Marie. Originally from Quebec City, Dr. Garneau moved to London to complete a PhD in Electrical Engineering. He was the first Canadian in space and, from 2001 to 2006, was president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). We discussed his science and engineering background as it relates to his recent political endeavours.