Thin-film solar cells have great potential to replace conventional silicon-based cells, mainly because of their flexibility and low-cost materials. Nowadays, organic solar cells seem the brightest alternative, thanks to their non-toxic composition. Nonetheless, there still need to be solved challenges in their commercialization process. One of them, the loss of surfaces and interfaces of active […]

In this project, we are going to modify a plasma reactor that uses air, water and electricity to produce a solution containing fixed nitrogen to be used as a fertilizer. We will use several kinds of physical and chemical techniques to optimize the energy efficiency of nitrogen fixation. With this information in hand, we will […]

This project aims to compare the biomechanics of the lower limbs in individuals with different types of foot amputation (i.e., transmetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal and toe) during locomotion (e.g., walking, stair ambulation). To achieve these objectives, individuals with and without a foot amputation will undertake a biomechanical evaluation (joint movements/forces and muscle activity) during the aforementioned tasks.

Ce stage s’inscrit dans un projet qui a pour objectif de fabriquer des récepteurs denses de cellules solaires à haut rendement. Nous proposons de développer des procédés de dépôt par couche atomique (ALD) permettant de passiver la surface des semiconducteurs. Dans un premier temps, la stagiaire effectuera les dépôts sur substrat plan afin d’optimiser le […]

Le projet consiste à formuler des objets nanométriques destinés à la vectorisation de médicaments et constitués d’un polysaccharide naturel biodégradable (dextrane) et de dendrimères aux propriétés de fluorescences AIE particulières. Dans le cas des molécules AIE, leur fluorescence augmente avec la concentration pour atteindre un maximum lorsque la molécule est agrégée (état solide).  Le but […]

Nous proposons la mise en œuvre de circuits de traitement optique utilisant des réseaux de sous-longueur d’onde qui est un type spécial de guide d’onde qui permet la manipulation des propriétés optiques résultant en des dispositifs avec des performances sans précédent. Nous utiliserons du nitrure de silicium pour la mise en œuvre car il s’agit […]

Il existe un défi omniprésent dans la mise en œuvre de nouvelles technologies de communication privées : la nécessité de faire confiance à l’appareil. Comment s’assurer qu’un appareil (soi-disant sécurisé) met en œuvre son protocole cryptographique comme prévu ? La communication quantique vise à résoudre ces problèmes en fournissant une communication sécurisée garantie par les […]

Raymor Industries is a Canadian high-tech company using thermal plasma technology to produce single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene. As synthesized, the SWCNTs inevitably contain carbon impurities and catalyst metal particles that must be removed to continue a separation process according to their electronic properties (metallic or semiconducting). Once purified and electronically separated, the SWCNTs […]

Screening with low-dose CT has been shown to significantly reduce lung cancer related mortality in high-risk ever-smokers. Interval cancer (IC) is a rising challenge in lung cancer screening because it usually presents in an advanced stage (stage III/IV non-small cell cancer) or is more biologically aggressive (i.e., small cell histology) and have a poorer prognosis […]

This project is geared towards improving lithium battery technology in order to increase the amount of charges it can store, the speed at which the charges are used and recharged, the cost and the overall efficiency of the battery system. In addition, it has been designed to further understand the battery technology and the identify […]

Intraocular hemorrhage is the most common cause of sudden vision loss from advanced diabetic eye disease. This occurs when blood from diseased retinal vasculature leak into the normally clear, gel-like substance in the eye called the vitreous, obscuring vision. The current management guidelines for these patients is a period of modified bedrest (up to 4 […]

In 2022, over 4.5 billion doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were produced to combat a devastating pandemic. The above vaccines contain messenger RNA (“mRNA”) trapped inside lipid nanoparticles (“LNPs”), which are globules with a diameter of a few billionths of a meter, composed of fatty substances called lipids. A crucial type […]