Improved livestock identification ... - Government of Alberta: Sept 15, 2011 Edmonton - The livestock industry may have a new tool to help with the accuracy, environmental and financial challenges of tracking cattle
High-tech ear tags to be put to the test - AGCanada.com: July 29, 2011 High-tech livestock ear tags are a step closer to reality in Alberta, thanks to a recent big dollar commitment towards a trial of Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tags.
Quantum technology used for encryption - Calgary Herald: July 14, 2011 Calgary based researchers have made a breakthrough in the safe storage and transmission of information online.
Researchers boost data security - Calgary Sun: July 13, 2011 Researchers at the University of Calgary and SAIT Polytechnic are making no secret of a new encryption technology
Keeping our information safe for the long term - University of Calgary: July 13, 2011 University of Calgary and SAIT researchers demonstrate sharing of secret keys using quantum technology
Researchers develop better ear tags - Western Producer: April 7, 2011 Beef producers want an ear tag that can be scanned at a distance rather than the current wand reader that must be held close to a feisty steer's head.
Jon Montgomery giving back - Globe and Mail: February 17, 2011 Gold medalist hopes his success translates into better sleds.
Green Building Technologies students build net-zero home - the Weal: Feb. 3 The Green Buildings Technologies (GBT) program is putting SAIT on the map as a leader in eco-friendly living with a partnership to construct net-zero homes.
Living Buildings - Alumni Link: Winter 2011 Breaking ground with the Discover 5 Net-Zero research home. For David Silburn, research associate with SAIT's green building technologies research group, a home isn't four walls and a roof ...
Energy in the Future - Alumni Link: Winter 2011 New wind energy technology could be adapted to produce hydropower. There was a time when Frank Faller was a skeptic concerning the use of -- and need for -- renewable energy ...
Research with results - Globe and Mail: Nov. 29, 2010 From natural disaster victims to patients battling terrible diseases, people as well as businesses are benefiting from the results of applied research projects on college campuses.
Net zero in energy use -- and price -Calgary Herald: Sept.25, 2010 (Sorry - electronic link to story is no longer available)
Green construction transforming trades; Sector feels impact of new materials, techniques - Calgary Herald: August 28, 2010 (Sorry - electronic link to story is no longer available)
Alberta's campuses stage tomorrow's urban evolution - 2010 Green Space Alberta magazine In 2009, SAIT and Avalon teamed up to demonstrate Discovery 4 could generate as much or more energy than is consumed on an annual basis.
Post secondary institutions offer environmental education - Okotoks Living: Summer 2010 Green theory meets reality at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary. Students get to access innovation on a firsthand basis by working on projects organized by the Applied Research department. (sorry, story link no longer available).
Entrepreneurs put experience to work - National Post: August 3, 2010 (Sorry - electronic link to story is no longer available)
New Entrepreneurs are ready to LAUNCH! - SAIT: June 25, 2010 Winners of the new business plan competition at SAIT were announced at the gala celebration after months of preparation, mentoring and hard work.
Alberta Lacking Green Initiative - FFWD Weekly: May 27, 2010 David Silburn, Research Associate for Green Building Technologies in ARIS lends his opinion about changing blue and white collar jobs into green ones.
SAIT's Biodiesel program is anything but idle - Alumni Link: May 13, 2010 It began as an initiative to green up campus operations, pure and simple. The dean of the School of Hospitality and Tourism saw an opportunity to convert waste...
Biodiesel Washing Techniques - Small Scale Production - Alberta Biodiesel Association - Spring 2010 magazine - p5-7 SAIT Polytechnic has been producing biodiesel since late 2008. This applied research project was developed to convert the culinary schools waste ...
Colleges getting due respect for research - Globe and Mail: March 8, 2010 It's not pure research, but there's a pressing need out there to determine what gives bite to those Two-Bite Brownies, or the most apropos prototype for an energy-efficient hot water boiler for heating systems.
From the Whistler ice to the Yukon permafrost - Globe and Mail: Feb. 22, 2010 Research efforts at Canadian colleges and polytechnics continue to grow and expand across the country.
Government of Canada funds Green Building - November 2009 Applied Research and Innovation Services at SAIT is one of nine colleges to receive funding for science and technology projects.
First net-zero home in Calgary - July 2009 SAIT Polytechnic’s campus is buzzing with the construction of Calgary’s first net-zero home.
SAIT Fuels Bioiesel Industry - February 2009 SAIT marked its entry into Alberta’s fledgling biodiesel industry with the first shipment...
Gluten Free - January 2009 The courses developed from an applied research project carried out by Kerry Bennett and Sandy Cutts, two recent graduates...
Innovations Showcased - (March, 2007) SAIT's 2002 Conematic heating system- an innovation developed on campus- served as a concrete example of technology...
$250,000 in Technology Commercialization Funding Available - (February 2007) University Technologies International (UTI), Calgary Technologies Inc. (CTI) and SAIT Polytechnic announced today a special grant pool of $250,000 for new programs...
Colleges Marketing Inventions - (February 2007) Southern Alberta's community colleges and trade schools- long viewed by some as factories...
