Les couches minces nanocomposites (i.e. formées de nanoparticules incluses dans une matrice) sont attractives du fait de leurs propriétés multifonctionnelles. Une approche pour obtenir des matériaux Nanocomposites Multifonctionnels Contrôlés consiste à injecter une solution colloïdale (ici oxyde de fer) dans un plasma (précurseur de TiO2) de manière à obtenir, en une seule étape et sans […]

The scaling up of lithium-ion battery technology for high energy applications such as powering electric vehicles is not without its challenges. Increasing the capacity of these large energy storage systems is key in addressing consumer concerns about the driving range of electric vehicles, which remains inferior to that of gasoline-powered vehicles on average. The use […]

Cold temperatures in January 2024 devastated vineyards in the Okanagan and commercial vineyards responded by pulling out damaged vines. Surprisingly, in mid-June latent buds were observed on some of the cold-damaged grapevines. In collaboration with the vineyard team at Gray Monk Winery and Andrew Peller Estates, a MSc student in Sustainability at UBC Okanagan proposes […]

The objectives of the present study are to: evaluate the effects of environmental temperature on circadian variation of rectal temperature in dairy animals; determine thermo-resistant and thermo-sensitive groups of animals based on this temperature variation; examine new parameters for the ascertainment of caloric stress (e.g., minimum and maximum temperature ratio, number of hours above a […]

There is a significant ongoing effort in using photonic technologies to implement quantum information processing and communications. This requires proper supporting devices, such as single photon sources, quantum-compatible delay lines, ultra-high-efficiency detectors, and others. This project proposes to fabricate, using Surface Nanoscale Axial Photonics (SNAP) technology ultra-low-loss photonic devices that could be used to create […]

Canadian sweet peppers have become common in our grocery stores, providing us with year-round access to fresh produce. These are grown in greenhouses, but in the past two years, a mould, fusarium, has been found attacking greenhouse peppers across the world. The best weapon against this mould is clean water and early detection, but this […]

Our research is focused on finding new ways to combat the spread of Hospital acquired infections (HAI’s) in hospitals and other institutional work places. Our research combines a new non-leaching chemical nanotechnology that forms a protective barrier to difficult surfaces and kills bacteria on contact. The nanocoatings are water based and fix readily to surfaces […]

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a family of materials that are host to many quantum phenomena which could potentially be used to build the next generation of high-speed, energy-efficient electronic devices. These materials are comprised of atomically thin sheets stacked on top of each other, with the interactions between sheets playing a critical role in […]

G-quadruplex (G4) are a type of DNA or RNA that can fold into different types of structures, where four guanine bases are held together by Hoosteen hydrogen bonds. The type of structure that forms plays a key role in genomic events that can affect telomerase activity. Unregulated, telomerase can cause tumour formation, and in some […]

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Architectures hétéro polymétalliques pour la photosynthèse artificielle et le stockage de l’information Aperçu du projet : Veuillez donner, en un paragraphe d’environ 150 mots rédigé dans une langue claire et accessible au grand public (public non initié), une description générale du projet de recherche qui sera entrepris par l’étudiant(e) ainsi que des résultats visés. A […]

This project will focus on the optical detection of free carriers in 2D materials. The insights gained will enable the extraction of carrier numbers from the absorption and emission spectra of 2D crystals subjected to high magnetic fields. Understanding the optical responses of low-dimensional, many-body systems is crucial for advancing future optoelectronic devices in quantum […]