Photon Control Inc. is a Burnaby, British Columbia company that designs and manufactures a wide range of optical sensors & instruments to measure temperature, pressure, position, and flow in the semiconductor, oil and gas, power, life science, and manufacturing industries. The operating principle of many of their products is based on the optical response of […]

La sécurité lors de la déglutition des personnes souffrant de dysphagie est assurée par la modification de la texture des aliments et des boissons via l’utilisation d’épaississant alimentaire. Le partenaire industriel utilise de la gomme xanthane pour épaissir différentes boissons destinées à ces patients, mais ce dernier a observé des problèmes d’instabilité lors de l’entreposage. […]

The goal of this work will be to better understand the lensing of astrophysical sources such as pulsars and fast radio bursts (FRBs). Lensing is a phenomenon that occurs when clouds of material pass in front of a source, such as a star, causing the source to change in brightness, much like a magnifying glass […]

A microwave Isolator is a two-port device that acts as a unidirectional trap, protecting sensitive components in a system from signal reflection. It is analogous to the diode in a DC circuit or the check valve in a fluid-flow system. Isolators are commonplace in power amplifier, radar, antenna, and transceiver systems, making them essential in […]

Multicellular organisms begin as a single cell with instructions encoded by the genome. During development this cell multiplies many times generating an enormous number of cells, each with its own specialized role. For example, developed humans are composed of trillions of cells but our organs and limbs have the right form, location, and function with […]

Nicotine is a highly addictive chemical and smoking is still, to this day, the leading cause of preventable death. Several pharmacological strategies have been approved for smoking cessation and nicotine addiction treatment. However, these strategies are not always effective and lead more often than not to relapse. Hence, new nicotine cessation products and devices are […]

Boar taint is an offensive odour in meat from non-castrated male pigs caused by specific chemical compounds present in the fat tissue. Most consumers can detect this offensive odour during the cooking/consumption of pork. Thus, producers and packers need to know about the presence of boar taint in pig tissues to detect tainted meat before […]

Le projet proposé consiste à concevoir et à optimiser les performances d’un capteur de température basé sur la fluorescence d’une fibre optique dopée par un élément thermosensible. La dépendance du temps de vie de fluorescence de l’élément dopant la fibre optique sera utilisée pour mesurer la température de façon précise et reproductible. Ce composant photonique […]

The applicant has completed building a spectroscopic device to measure trace gases (e.g., Greenhouse Gasses -GHG) in agriculture fields. The objective of proposed project is to conduct a field trial of the developed device and optimize different optical components so that the system, operating as a standalone device, can perform the following tasks: (a) Multicomponent […]

À la suite d’une demande spécifique du partenaire souhaitant obtenir des données probantes pour documenter les potentiels bienfaits psychologiques ressentis par les grimpeurs de tout âge et de tout niveau, le présent projet souhaite évaluer les effets psychologiques perçus de la pratique de l’escalade en salle en identifiant ainsi qu’en comparant les divers profils des […]

Scientists use hydrophones (underwater microphones) to listen and record to ocean sounds from marine wildlife as well as ship noise. To produce trusted results, hydrophones must be calibrated using tanks. This is done by checking the hydrophone measurements against reference sounds. Scientists can easily calibrate hydrophones for sounds that are very high pitch and very […]

The ability to revert human cells back into a stem cell state, and then reprogram them into new cell fates has unlocked promise for future regenerative therapies. However, we still do not fully understand this reprogramming process and the interaction of proteins that make this happen. Mass spectrometry (or MS; a common technique to study […]