UNB researcher receives NBIF award

By Chris Morris – The Telegraph-Journal FREDERICTON – Most people don’t pay much attention to the effects of high-velocity impacts until a bird strike brings down an airliner, or a piece of space debris the size of a frozen pea knocks out a satellite. But for John Spray, director of the Pl...
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Invention repels laser attacks

By Jennifer Campbell – The Telegraph-Journal Laser attacks on planes are a growing problem in Canada’s airspace. In 2010, there were 182 confirmed cases of a laser being shone into the cockpit of an aircraft. In 2005, there were three incidents, 20 in 2007. It’s a federal offence under the...
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