September 2003
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U of T researcher receives top MIT honour - leads research in "buckyballs" for fibre optic materials
A University of Toronto electrical and computer engineering professor, currently leading cutting edge research in the use of “buckyballs” in new materials for fibre optic communications, has been named one of the world’s top young innovators by MIT’s Technology Review.
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Setting for Hugo-winning novel, SNO connects to ORION
While this year’s Hugo Award winning novel – Hominids – is clearly a work of science fiction, there is no fiction involved at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO), where the best-selling novel by Canadian writer Robert J. Sawyer is set.
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DNA research requires high transmission & storage capacity
Biomedical research is one of the leading edge areas of research and advanced education that increasingly requires the ability to send, receive and share massive amounts of data at very high speeds.
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Northern medical school looks to ORION to make partnership work
By their very nature, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and ORION were made for each other.
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Ontario researchers gather to learn about advanced networking
Researchers and educators from throughout Ontario will gather at a series of workshops over the next several months to learn more about ORION, its advanced networking capabilities and how it can be used to facilitate collaboration and innovation in their work.
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  • ORION traffic growing - exceeds other RANs
  • Partnership wins Showcase Award
  • RISQ and CANARIE co-host Advanced Networks Workshop
  • 2003 CANARIE IWAY Award winners celebrated
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