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Publishing date: May 27, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 2 minute read An exoskeleton is demonstrated at the Queen s University faculty of engineering and applied science in an undated photo. The exoskeleton was manufactured so users can walk farther while using less energy. Photo by Queen s University /Supplied Photo
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Researchers at Queen’s University believe they have come up with a way to make walking, hiking and running more efficient.
Developed by a multidisciplinary team from the Queen’s faculty of engineering and applied science, an exoskeleton was manufactured that allows users to walk farther while using less energy. The backpack-mounted prototype removes energy during a specific phase of the gait cycle, lessening the metabolic cost of walking, a news release from Queen’s said.
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Publishing date: May 25, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 2 minute read SnapCab employees Allison Grange and John Weima stand in front of the new Isolation Pod at SnapCab s Kingston office. Photo by Brigid Goulem /The Whig-Standard
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The Kingston-based company SnapCab has been recognized by the American business magazine, Fast Company, for it 2021 “World Changing Ideas” award.
SnapCab, which produces workplace pods and elevator panels, received an honourable mention for its isolation and testing pods, which were developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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London’s mayor and top doctor are pushing the province for more COVID-19 vaccines, saying the area is by now about 20,000 doses short of what it should have received since the start of the rollout.
The Middlesex-London Health Unit has the capacity at its four mass vaccinations to deliver about 7,000 shots a day but is stuck doing about 3,500 because of the supply shortfall, the city’s top doctor said Tuesday.
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“In terms of supply, we are still lagging behind in this community,” medical officer of health Chris Mackie said.