WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009 12:00

The bells should be ringing again soon at St. George’s Anglican Church on Guelph St. thanks to the efforts of two area children and the generosity of the community. The Kennedy family that lives on Albert St. has been missing the ringing of the church’s bells since its antiquated original electronic system broke down last winter. So Jonah, 6, and Abbey Kennedy, 5, decided to do something about it, and with the help of mom Lesli, they set up a lemonade stand with the hopes of raising $100 by the end of the summer to read more...

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008 12:00

Many years after he revolutionized the field of physics, Albert Einstein took up a new task: inventing a better refrigerator. The 1930 appliance that he patented in partnership with a former student, Leo Szilard, had no moving parts and required no electricity, but was quickly forgotten as more efficient refrigeration technology was invented. Now, an electrical engineer has built a prototype of the forgotten Einstein fridge as part of a three-year project to develop more robust appliances that can be used in places without electricity [The Guardian]. Einstein and Szilard were reportedly spurred to inventive read more...