INNOVATION Sept-Oct 2019

INNOVAT ION

September/October 2019 | volume 23 number 5

NEWS / DEPARTMENTS

COVER STORY 3-D PRINTING OPENS DOORS FOR SENSITIVE, CONNECTED ROBOTS While the promise of robotics and automation is generally well- understood, the introduction of sensitivity, 3-D printing, and the Internet of Things could make robotics available to new industries, in new and innovative ways.

6 ASSOCIATION 10 COUNCIL REPORT 13 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 32 DISCIPLINE AND ENFORCEMENT 38 IN MEMORIAM 39 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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COMMENT

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22 YEAR IN REVIEW 28 PRESIDENT’S AWARDS 35 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 37 DISPLAY ADVERTISERS INDEX

HUNTING FOR THE COBALT-BLUE SPINEL RECIPE

Baffin Island in Canada’s Arctic hosts rare occurrences of sapphire. While the area is relatively well-explored, no one has tried to understand the intricate circumstances and conditions that led to their formation—until UBC mineralogist Lee Groat, P.Geo., and PhD student Phillipe Belley.

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ON THE COVER SFU’s Additive Manufacturing Laboratory hosts the 3-D-printed robot fingers, which is durable,

DESIGNING ROADS FOR CYCLING

lightweight, cost-effective, sensitive, and connected. P hoto : k ent k Allberg

Urban transportation designers are expecting the number of cycling trips to continue increasing for many years to come. Motor vehicle trips will drop, but not disappear. How are engineers designing urban routes to safely accommodate more that one type of use?

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