MONTECRISTO

Solegear Bioplastics

Toby Reid wants to say one word to you: plastics. Bioplastics, to be precise. The kind made from plants, or that are compostable, or both. The kind that don’t clog up landfills.

Nanotech Security Corp.

As the CEO of Burnaby-based Nanotech Security Corp., Doug Blakeway has gone through his stack of cash dozens, perhaps hundreds of times, showing off his company’s unique way of making money a lot harder to counterfeit.

Master Architect Fred Hollingsworth

Fred Hollingsworth is at home. Literally—he is sitting in the large conservatory at the back of his North Vancouver house, listening to the water gurgle and drip across the basalt stones of an indoor fountain.

Vintage Motorcycles

If the appreciation of vintage motorcars can be called a passion, then the appreciation of vintage motorcycles might fairly be called an obsession. For those who ride, there is no greater thrill, no more worthy pursuit, than an old bike and an open road.

Rob Gillette’s Neon Signs

One of Vancouver’s last remaining independent tube benders, Rob Gillette demonstrates how he manipulates glass to create bright neon lights.

Dr. Ralph Buttyan

As a senior research scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, Dr. Ralph Buttyan is responsible for leading a nationwide team developing long-term treatments for prostate cancer, one of the leading causes of death among Canadian males.

Movember: Dr. Ralph Buttyan

As the senior research scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and a professor at the Department of Urologic Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Ralph Buttyan may very well be one of the most vocal, most ardent supporters of Movember you’ll ever meet.

Research Scientist Dr. Artem Cherkasov

Dr. Artem Cherkasov sees things. Patterns. Possibilities. Ideas. The kinds of things that can save lives, make fortunes, and utterly transform the world.

Shape Architecture

Emerging Vancouver-based firm Shape Architecture designs buildings and landscapes with an innovative and holistic approach.

Samsung’s Wi-Fi Appliances

The dream of using technology to make domestic life something less of a chore lives on. The latest to take up the challenge: Samsung.