Apr 12, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
If you program a robot to be creative, who is more innovative – the human that built that robot, or the artificial intelligence (AI) itself? It’s these types of questions that are pushing boundaries in the world of robotics, and students in...
Mar 7, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
MindFuel’s geekStarter program hosted a two-day intensive lab skills workshop at the University of Lethbridge last weekend. The workshop brought together Alberta geekStarter middle-school and high-school teams to practice lab techniques, further develop their...
Feb 8, 2017 | Tech Futures Challenge
Once again, student teams across Alberta are beginning their work on solving real-world science problems. This year, in the high school and middle school category, MindFuel has seven schools participating. “Seeing middle and high school students working with mentors...
Dec 1, 2016 | Tech Futures Challenge
Want a VIP invite to the legislature? Start working on a game-changing science project through geekStarter and you might be the next guest. To celebrate their success on the international stage, the Urban Tundra iGEM team was invited to meet the Honourable Deron...
Sep 27, 2016 | MindFuel, Tech Futures Challenge
Picture this, you are at the Olympics of biology, where the competitors duke it out over who has the most creative mind and which project stands to benefit the world the most. Which team will stand out this year as the most ingenious? Six Alberta teams at the...
