We utilize it for washing and waste disposal, employ it for transportation, power generation and irrigation, use it for cooking and after all need it to live – water. Although it is essential for all life on our planet, we often forget that freshwater resources are limited and in short supply in many regions of the world. The world population, currently estimated at 6.8 billion, lives on only 1% of the of the earth’s water with the remainder being either salt water or tied up in snow and ice. Population growth puts stress on our planet’s freshwater resources, as more…
The Science Creative Quarterly
By Jens Huft
An engineer at heart, Jens Huft discovered his passion for biomedical research which led him to pursue graduate studies at the University of British Columbia. He would like to help advance separation science and contribute to health research by developing a high-throughput micro-scale system for the separation of peptides. Passionate about sustainability, he hopes that both technological innovations and re-education of the public will help meet future challenges. When he is not busy in the cleanroom, he delights in "classical" music and greatly enjoys the outdoors and Vancouver's multicultural flair.
THE ARCTIC PLAYGROUND – SHOULDN’T WE DO OUR HOMEWORK BEFORE WE START PLAYING?
For some a voyage through the Canadian Arctic may be one of the most exciting and thrilling adventures one could dream of: indeed, hundreds of kilometres of virgin land and cold vastness have challenged thousands of explorers in the past. Many of these arctic adventurers shared a common goal: to seek a navigable passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Thanks to Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, and his crew, a 400 year search for a shorter sea route between Europe and the Orient was finally crowned with success at the beginning of the 20th century. Amundsen was the first…