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posted on Nov. 21: Development of new materials for cars powers research in new centre

The car in your future will be lighter and kinder to the environment. Aluminum may make up the trunk, the side door panels or the lid of the car. Or your car may be a hybrid -- powered by a gas engine and a rechargeable battery.The key to ensuring these types of vehicles become commonplace is adapting the materials now used in cars to new uses or developing new materials with unique properties. David Wilkinson, professor of materials science & engineering and acting department chair, believes the University's new leading-edge research centre for automotive materials will excel in both areas. "There's been considerable interest in new materials for automotive applications for quite some time," said Wilkinson, acting director of the newly established McMaster Centre for Automotive Materials. "The thrust is science-based manufacturing. The idea is to apply the scientific principles and quantitative understanding to materials and manufacturing processes. There will be a dramatic shift and a change in the level of activity in this area. It has increased our ability to work collaboratively with industry."

posted on Nov. 18: Disappointing 20-15 loss for Marauders

The curtain came down today (Saturday, Nov. 19) on what's been a dynamite season for the Marauders football team. The Marauders' quest for the Vanier Cup ended where it began, on Les Prince Field, with a 20-15 disappointing loss to the University of Ottawa Gee Gees in the CIAU Churchill Bowl semi-final. A touchdown by McMaster's Ryan Janzen with just over a minute remaining in the game, and valiant efforts by the Marauders' offensive and defensive teams in the final seconds of the match, came too late. McMaster came up short after trailing for most of the game. Marauder coach Greg Marshall attributed the result to costly Marauder turnovers and an inability to score points. "It was our lack of offence and mistakes we made that beat us," said Marshall, adding that a couple of turnovers created turning points in the game. "We gave them a good field position to score points and going against Ottawa you can't do that." Photo: Marauder defenders Nic Armstrong (22) and Ray Mariuz (44) sandwich Ottawa ball carrier Ali Ajram. Credit: Ron Scheffler

posted on Nov. 17: Bringing Bertrand Russell to the masses

British author and philosopher Ray Monk is on campus today to sign his newest book on 20th-century philosopher Bertrand Russell (Monk will be at Titles between 12:45 and 1:30). Last night Monk gave a lecture on Russell's life and work at the official opening of McMaster's Bertrand Russell Research Centre. He will also give a lecture this afternoon for the Department of Philosophy on A Room Not of One's Own: Wittgenstein and Virginia Woolf on Biography, at 2 p.m. in Convocation Hall, UH-213. The most important advantage of the newly established Russell Centre will be the opportunities it offers for promoting McMaster as the international home of Russell studies. Photo: Ron Scheffler