Sugarbush Spa is a London-based company that specializes in the removal of unwanted body hair by a method known as sugaring. The method, used for centuries in the Middle East, has several notable advantages over traditional waxing. Commercially available sugaring pastes suffer from inconsistency in production and unsatisfactory performance. At its core, the creation of […]

This project aims to assess how the use of the novel “ultra-short echo-time” (UTE) MR imaging technology can “add value to” conventional MRI for detection and quantification of blood products in hemophilic joints. We will test this novel technology in joints of hemophilic patients with different stages of arthropathy presenting with blood products at different […]

In well logging of the oil and gas industry, gamma-ray density logging is an indispensable method to determine a formation’s lithology and porosity. The most important index for a density logging tool is its precision and vertical resolution. This research proposal under support of MITACS and Rimpac Advanced Technology Development Ltd. aims at developing a […]

Solar cells which convert solar energy directly into electricity are among one of the most viable solutions to the world’s foreseeable energy crisis and global environmental issues. One key strategy to improve the efficiency of solar cells is to enhance the overlap between their absorption spectra and the solar spectrum. When two or more subcells […]

Les entreprises qui utilisent des équipements industriels doivent suivre des programmes de maintenance. Les actions de maintenance conventionnelle sont divisées en quatre catégories : réparations urgentes, maintenance corrective, maintenances préventives (remplacement systématiques des pièces) et maintenances conditionnelles. Une nouvelle catégorie commence à être utilisée : la maintenance prédictive qui utilise des méthodes numériques pour prévoir […]

The Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation (SSDF) is a fundraising entity supporting six not-for-profit societies that provide opportunities for social engagement for people with disabilities. The six societies provide design opportunities for accessibility solutions; connect people with employment, training, and social opportunities in the community; and make sailing, music, gardening, and the great outdoors more accessible. […]

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the hardest diseases to detect, even though an estimated 5.3 million Americans had Alzheimer’s disease in 2015, as reported by Alzheimer’s association. Alzheimer’s disease is known to be caused by amyloid-? plaques. Amyloid-? plaques are plaques that form in the spaces between nerve cells, greatly affecting the neuronal network which […]

The objective of this project is to design and build a new prototype device attachable to a smartphone camera employing a novel method of illumination to enable acquiring high quality images of the skin without surface contact. By replacing the precise optical and lighting components currently used in the company’s existing product MoleScope, this design […]

“L’agriculture québécoise se retrouve actuellement confrontée à la problématique des pesticides synthétiques d’origine fossile. Les effets indésirables sur l’environnement ainsi que sur la santé humaine, provoqués par l’emploi intensif de ces produits, amènent le monde agricole à chercher des alternatives plus écologiques pour protéger leurs récoltes contre les insectes ravageurs et les maladies. À ce […]

The objective of this research will be to evaluate the ability of a rebar coating strategy to resist chloride induced corrosion and to test its efficacy in mitigating concrete corrosion in potash mill environments. This research project involves a collaboration between academics and the potash industry under the guidance of the International Mineral Innovation Institute […]

With the current push towards sustainability and renewable energy, research on solar energy becomes more prominent as it is one of the cleanest forms of energy available. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and its more efficient derivative, perovskite-sensitized solar cells (PSSCs), are cost-effective solar devices capable of harvesting the sun’s energy to produce electricity. Incorporating titania […]

This project will support the development of mobile sensor technology and data processing techniques that can be used to identify, characterize, and map contaminant sources that impact air quality in British Columbia. Volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOC/SVOCs) are present in the atmosphere as a result of human activities and natural sources. These compounds are […]