Edge-biasing applied to Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasma can mitigate instabilities and improve particle and energy confinement. We propose to use a biasing electrode to actively control the plasma on the FRC Amplification via Translation (FAT) device at Nihon University. The objective of the project will be to experimentally verify the possibility of global and microscopic […]

Le but du projet est d’adapter la densification de lames de bois par pressage a chaud en presence de vapeur pour utilisation dans la fabrication de lames de planchers d’ingemierie. Le bois utilise est une lame de 4,5 mm d’epaisseur d’erable a sucre. Nos travaux anterieurs ont demontres de bonnes proprietes suite a la densification […]

Molecular machines are compounds which can perform tasks or work given an external stimulus. One of the simplest tools available to scientists interested in nanoscale machines are molecular gears. Like their macroscale counterparts, molecular gears can turn and cause rotation in another part of the molecule in a controlled manner. While several molecular gears have […]

L’exploitation de la centrale hydroélectrique Romaine-1 cause sur la rivière Romaine des fluctuations du débit susceptible d’entraîner le déplacement des saumons juvéniles en dehors de leurs habitats préférentiels. Il est donc essentiel de déterminer si le mode de gestion actuel des débits permet aux saumons juvéniles de se maintenir dans leurs habitats. Pour étudier la […]

Catalysts speed up chemical reactions by lowering the energy required for a process to occur. In our daily lives, this phenomenon occurs very similarly to how catalytic converters in car exhausts work. By employing a catalyst, we can minimize waste and save energy, time, and money. However, to increase the performance of a catalyst, and […]

es dernières années, les objectifs imposés par la gouvernance environnementale internationale ont conduit au développement de matériaux plus durables. Au Canada, cela a permis l’essor de nouveaux produits technologiques issus de l’industrie agroforestière et en particulier la valorisation de la cellulose pour le développement de nouveaux matériaux ‘vert’ à faible impact environnemental. Parmi les différents […]

This project is to investigate a subtle new mechanism by which particles can be produced. The new mechanism, which has first been proposed by the applicant and her supervisor, is expected to occur for well isolated, small quantum systems, such as single atoms, molecules or ions, which are left to evolve freely. When such quantum […]

Inspired by patterns in the eye of the moth, nanostructures can be created on the surface of glass, allowing all light to transmit through the glass without any interference. Applied on lenses, low light photography is enhanced. Applied on electronic displays, the technology enables sunlight readable screens. Applied on photovoltaics, more light enters the solar […]

Benefit payments totaled 2.5 billion dollars for Ontario workplaces in 2015. The most common injury resulting in a lost time claim was a strain or sprain – indicating despite massive efforts to reduce musculoskeletal injuries by ergonomists, these issues still have a significant financial burden on the economy. An easy-to-use, readily available, and automated physical […]

I propose to design a platform to detect and filter out particles on the order of 10 nanometers from a liquid in a dynamic environment. An optical cavity confines very large amounts of light is made by modifying a capillary optical fiber for which the light circulates around the outer edge. This large amount of […]

In well-logging industry, gamma-ray density logging is an indispensable method to determine formations’ lithology and porosity. This research proposal under the support of MITACS and Rimpac Advanced Technology Development Ltd. aims at developing a high-resolution density well logging tool which is expected to achieve higher precision and better vertical resolution of formation density measurement. This […]

Rhodopsins are a family of light sensitive proteins which are photosensory in complex organisms (such as humans) but have other functions (ion pumps and channels) in microbial organisms. We have discovered a new and unique group of rhodopsins which were isolated from a microbe in a fresh water lake in Antarctica, called Lake Fryxell. Through […]