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Parker: Calgary-based NanosTech set to transform oilsands industry

Parker: Calgary-based NanosTech set to transform oilsands industry

The benefits are expected to be great

Published Dec 18, 2023  •  Last updated Dec 18, 2023  •  3 minute read

Pedro Pereira-Almao is co-founder of NanosTech, a Calgary-based technology firm. Photo by Courtesy, NanosTech. /Postmedia Network

Calgary-based technology company NanosTech is set to transform the Alberta oilsands industry.

The company emerged from the University of Calgary’s Alberta Ingenuity Centre for In Situ Energy, committed to developing leading-edge catalytic solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the energy industry today.

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NanosTech was co-founded by CTO Pedro Pereira-Almao and a group of scientist colleagues as an energy transition company to help producers meet the challenges of climate change. His partners are serial entrepreneurs who have successfully taken emerging technologies to market.

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‘Out of this world’: New technology set to help local seniors

‘Out of this world’: New technology set to help local seniors

The lead agency is Waypoint Center for Mental Health Care which works collaboratively with partners to support frail older adults and their caregivers

“I’m out of this world, that’s for sure,” said Gloria Howe, describing her virtual reality experience at Barrie’s IOOF Seniors Homes on Tuesday afternoon.

North Simcoe Muskoka (NSM) Specialized Geriatric Services program, in collaboration with the IOOF, held an interactive presentation showing the impact of technology on the care provided to older adults in the region.

NSM hopes to help revolutionize the way older adults connect with their loved ones, ensure their safety and introduce them to immersive nostalgic experiences.

Betty Munro, 93, also an IOOF resident, like Howe, experienced virtual reality on the International Space Station with the Meta Quest 2 headset.

“I thought it was absolutely fantastic, it’s amazing,” she said. “I saw the Earth from above.

“To see something like that at my age

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