Pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) are widely used to deliver drugs to the lungs for treatment of respiratory diseases. However, targeting delivery of inhaled drugs to the lungs is not straightforward. The airways of the mouth and throat present a barrier through which inhaled particles must penetrate in order to reach their target sites in the […]

Advanced energy storage plays a critical role in addressing climate change and increasing the high penetration of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Among energy storage systems, lithium-ion batteries are the most electrifying and sustainable. These technologies’ functional constraints, prices, and safety all have an impact on the acceptability of large-scale battery storage […]

The frost deterioration caused by freeze-thaw cycles (FTC) is of great concern in masonry buildings due to its detrimental effect on durability and long-term seismic performance. Recent findings reveal a substantial reduction in mechanical properties of masonry (e.g., compressive strength) when exposed to FTC. This material damage weakens the seismic capacity of masonry walls, increasing […]

For the past several years Haply Robotics has been developing high-performance, inexpensive, haptic devices that can be used in a variety of applications, such as medical simulation for the purposes of training. Haply is currently interested in the use of commercial off-the-shelf manipulandums, such as the Valve Index (Valve Index, 2022), that measures the user’s […]

Le bois est un matériau courant que l’on retrouve dans tous les aspects de notre vie quotidienne. Cependant, de nombreuses dégradations peuvent subvenir au cours du temps à la suite d’agressions météorologiques (UV, froid, pluie) ou chimiques (tache d’eau, d’aliments…). Afin de préserver le bois, il est donc nécessaire de le traiter avec un traitement […]

The use of products that contain batteries is increasing exponentially due to energy transition and improvements in battery technology. Therefore, using safe and efficient batteries with a longer lifetime, less environmental emissions, and higher power capacity is beneficial for the environment, economy, and energy sectors. Batteries under consideration are as replacements for those currently utilized […]

The Federal Government in Canada announced to ban harmful single-use plastics in 2019. University of Calgary has undertaken responsible stewardship towards sustainable development through the creation of a “zero-waste” campus vision. Eliminating the use of single-use plastics on the campus would directly contribute towards the goal. Dr. Irene Herremans and Kruti Mukesh working with Nature’s […]

Major efforts have been undertaken to reduce ozone depletion substances (ODS) used in refrigeration systems such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFC). Among them, R134a will be progressively banned from most refrigeration units. The present project focuses on the R134a replacement in a refrigeration unit based on a vapour-compression cycle of a water cooler/dispenser. Water dispenser is a […]

To enable economic recovery and growth by assisting Alberta small and medium-sized businesses to participate in e-commerce that is designed to meet their needs. ACC has developed a new tool to connect and support employers across a variety of sectors with an innovative e-commerce platform that not only supports SMEs in getting their products or […]

An advanced video encoder (e.g., HEVC, AVC), has many encoding configuration parameters. Encoding “presets” set the values of certain codec parameters and thus facilitated configuring the encoder. The goal of this project is to develop a computationally efficient learning-based approach to make a run-time decision on the encoder’s optimal preset configuration to achieve the best […]

To improve passenger safety and vehicle fuel economy, automotive companies are increasing their use of both advanced high strength steels (AHSS) and hydroformed tubular construction. However, successful use of new AHSS tubular designs require successful electric resistance welding (ERW) of these grades. The high alloy content of new AHSS leads to bondline decarburization and the […]