Norsepower, a leading provider of mechanical sails for large vessels, has secured a deal with Union Maritime Limited to equip their fleet of new product tankers with Norsepower Rotor Sails. The agreement includes supply contracts for four newbuild ships fitted with rotor sails, with an additional eight vessels prepared for retrofitting. The vessels, designed by Shanghai Odely Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., will be chemical tankers with a capacity of 18,500 deadweight tons (dwt) and will be constructed in China. This partnership aims to decarbonize the maritime industry and enhance sustainability efforts.

United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 2020-59 has proposed a new contract offer to SNOLAB, aiming to meet union members' needs and resolve the ongoing strike. However, SNOLAB has largely ignored the offer, opting to use scab labor instead. The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) is hosting CAP Congress 2024, where SNOLAB executives, including Executive Director Jodi Cooley, are attending. Several USW Local 2020-59 members have made their way to the event to bring attention to SNOLAB’s refusal to pay workers fairly.

A new collaboration project has been awarded funding to analyze the impact of radiation and cosmic rays on quantum technologies, focusing on the occurrence of errors in qubits. Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, SNOLAB near Sudbury, Ontario, and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have been awarded a grant to examine the effects of cosmic rays on quantum technologies.

A collaboration between researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo, SNOLAB near Sudbury, Ontario, and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has been awarded a grant to study the impact of radiation and cosmic rays on quantum technologies. The grant, sponsored by the U.S. Army’s research office, will investigate the effects of cosmic rays on qubits, which hold information at the quantum level.

Looping, an Oslo-based company specializing in reusable transport packaging, has raised approximately €2 million in a funding round led by Norselab, with participation from MP Pensjon, Marius Maske AS, and existing shareholders. The funding will support Looping's expansion into Europe, starting with Germany and Benelux. Fredrik Wahl has been appointed as the new board chair to oversee the company's growth. Looping, founded in 2017 by Jens Brustad, focuses on producing durable reusable transport packaging for various industries, aiming to reduce single-use plastic consumption. Norselab, an impact investment platform, contributed around €707K in the funding round, highlighting Looping's potential for international growth and positive environmental impact.