Thermoforming is an industrial manufacturing method to form plastic sheets into shapes such as small boats. Our industrial partner uses twin-sheet thermoforming which includes joining two sheets of high density polyethylene (HDPE) to manufacture small boats. Cracking adjacent to the welded area has been observed in one of their joint designs. The cracking problem appears […]

In the coming months, a new set of energy efficiency targets called “step codes” will be incorporated into the standards used to build houses. The step code is intended to provide builders with a better understanding of what is expected of them when they build energy efficient homes. It will also allow municipalities incorporate energy […]

Miniaturized resonators and oscillators built using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies have the potential to revolutionize the $5 billion timing market, as they offers direct CMOS compatibility, a dramatic size reduction, and a fabrication cost that is a fraction of the current incumbent technology. However, frequency stability has proved to be major challenge for many companies. […]

Depuis quelques années, de plus en plus d’entreprises utilisent le data mining pour mieux comprendre les caractéristiques et les comportements de leurs clientèles. L’utilisation du data mining dans une étude de marché peut permettre d’identifier des facteurs invisibles avec des méthodes traditionnelles et ainsi avoir meilleure connaissance du client et bonifier la relation avec ce […]

This Mitacs Project’s aim is to calibrate and test a model to assess and improve the employee’s engagement. The work will focus in define a methodology to identify the necessary data for the calibration and the installation of a model (a set of equations) for improvement of a factory. This project will benefit both: the […]

Wild blueberries are an important crop to this region as this is the only area that wild blueberries are naturally occurring. The changes in wild blueberry crop conditions caused by improved management practices over the past decade has caused increased plant density and leaf foliage. This extra foliage has made it more difficult for the […]

Hydropower dams are significant investments and their integrity affects many stakeholders. Failure of a dam results in catastrophic events which cannot be mitigated. Seismic evaluation and prediction of dynamic response of dams need in depth assessment which has always been challenging with complex dam-water-foundation interaction. Impounded water considerably affects the response of a dam during […]

Pyrolysis, which is the thermochemical decomposition of biomass at high temperature (350 to 700°C) under oxygen-limiting conditions, is a promising technology for the sustainable management of forest and agricultural biomasses. Pyrolysis decomposes biomass into biochar, non-condensable syngas and condensed liquid bio-oil. Those co-products can be used as an energy source in order to replace fossil […]

To create the impetus for industry-level improvements in safety, the COAA has embarked on an initiative “Twice as Safe, Twice as Productive by 2020”. The purpose of this project is to support this initiative by understanding the safety cultures and the levels of maturity across the construction industry and motivating improvements in all Albertan construction […]

This project will combine filtration characterization and advanced 3D imaging and modelling of material structures to find ways to improve the recovery of process water from difficult-to-treat tailings that are the by-product of mining and mineral processing. This process is called solid-liquid separation and it is a critical area for the reduction of oil sands […]

Yukon Energy Corporation (YEC) began generating hydro-electricity at the Aishihik Hydro Facility, situated within Champagne and Aishihik First Nations’ (CAFN) Traditional Territory, Yukon, in 1975. Their continuing water use license will expire in 2019. Notwithstanding the Aishihik facility’s 41 years of energy production, CAFN has repeatedly expressed social and environmental concerns associated with the facility’s […]

Fine particulate air pollution is recognized as causing health problems globally, but health researchers are just starting to understand where people receive their exposure, which will influence policies and regulations. There is a need for size-resolved particle measurements using a device that can be carried easily by a person. Nanozen has built such a device, […]