Shannex is presently piloting a geo-navigation system in some of its enhanced care homes. It is anticipated this data, once brought in-house, will have data mining capabilities to impose prevention/mitigation tactics on adverse health outcomes and ultimately improve the quality of life of residents. Our present challenge is the existing reporting system is not robust […]

The proposed research will scale-up the current manufacturing methods to produce cost-effective substrates for application in Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. The substrates will be made using dendritic plasmonic materials on a large area substrate. The nanoscale material will provide high sensitivity as a SERS substrate for detection of specific chemicals. The developed SERS substrates during […]

Battery life is a key concern for smartphone makers, and the power consumed by smartphone applications is directly tied to battery life. In this project the intern will develop fast, early and accurate models of smartphone power consumption, before the hardware and the operating system are available. These models will be useful for early optimization […]

With e-transportation gaining traction within Canada (and N. America), the demand for superior battery performance over a range of operating conditions is garnering interest; especially over varied temperatures (-40ºC to +65ºC). The EV industry is finding it impractical to prove performance over a wide variety of state-of-charge (SOC) and state-of-health (SOH). Instead, testing can be […]

Trail cameras and similar technology are increasingly used to monitor wildlife in a passive, non-invasive way. With the improvement of camera and data storage technology, researchers increasingly face challenges with the time-consuming and inefficient nature of manually sorting photos. Artificial intelligence and image recognition technology have huge potential for analysing large image-based datasets and greatly […]

L’entreprise HiTrainer souhaite optimiser la 1ère génération de son système d’entraînement autopropulsé « HiTrainer Pro » afin d’améliorer les lacunes sur le plan de l’ergonomie et du design, et pour développer une gamme d’appareils pouvant s’intégrer dans des centres de conditionnement pour le grand public et pour la réadaptation ; en plus de sa clientèle […]

In major metropolitan areas, multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) are becoming the main housing form. Newer MURBs also come with large exterior windows and doors, resulting in discomfort such as overheating and higher energy expenditure. An effective solution is to leverage the use of window shadings by automating their controls, but more commonly, they are operated […]

Distributed Power Generation (DPG) offers a novel approach to reduce power losses. Micro-turbines (MT) are instrumental in the development of a high efficiency DPG system. The major drawback is the associated wasted heat. Increasing the viability of DPG is directly linked with the development of higher efficiency MTs. MTs equipped with a recuperator preheating the […]

Speeding up evaporation of water is essential for reducing the volume of tailings from mining industry, shortening the time required for land reclamation, and eliminating greenhouse gas emission from degradation of organic materials in wet deposits. Solar interfacial evaporation is an emerging technology that harvests solar energy and converts it to latent heat for water […]

Many industrial hydroponic growers supplement their greenhouses with additional CO2 to improve crop yields. Elevated levels of CO2 can increase rates of photosynthesis and dry-matter accumulation. Greenhouse operators, therefore, often inject extra CO2 (up to 700-1500 ppm) into the aerial environment to improve their crop yields. However, enhancing CO2 levels in commercial greenhouses can incur […]

Le secteur des transports est l’un des contributeurs majoritaires à l’émission des gaz à effet de serre au Canada. La compagnie CapSolar propose d’intégrer des modules photovoltaïques aux véhicules roulant pour favoriser l’utilisation d’énergies renouvelables dans ce secteur. Dans ce stage de recherche, nous proposons de développer un modèle permettant de prédire la production d’énergie […]

The research project proposed will be used to improve the financial feasibility of an urban agricultural greenhouse. The first objective of this project is to create a business model that will supplement revenue to a greenhouse by offering mental health services. The second objective of this project is to test and assess the performance of […]