Quebec's tax incentives act as a magnet to research companies
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Quebec in Canada is becoming a sought after area for high-technology companies undertaking research and development (R&D), with its corporate tax rate of only 9.15%, well below the average 16.1%. Several new institutes have recently opened in Quebec City, Hull, Laval and Montreal. Companies can obtain tax credits, but tax subsidies have been criticized by some who feel that they should be rationalized, and incremental, increasing with the level of R&D performance.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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A room-temperature organometallic magnet based on Prussian blue
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Transition-metal hexacyano complexes are useful in the synthesis of molecule-based high-T(sub c) magnets. The combination of a hexacyanometalate with a Lewis acid allows manipulation of the magnetic properties of the material to suit the needs. The synthesis of a magnetic material that belongs to the Prussian blue family of compounds has been possible. The method is useful in the preparation of compounds with magnetic properties for specific uses.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Quantum-size effects in the thermodynamic properties of metallic nanoparticles
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Heat capacity and electronic magnetic susceptibility were used to study the thermodynamic properties of nanometer-scale metallic particles using Pd and Pt metal clusters as test cases. The findings on the quantum-size effects in an ensemble of even-odd electron particles indicated that quantum and classical size effects impose strong influence on the thermodynamic properties of small metallic particles.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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