The increase in population and associated contamination of surface and/or ground water with phosphates, nitrates, and heavy metals has resulted in scarcity of clean water in many cities around the world. Phosphate is a major pollutant responsible for the global algal bloom in various water bodies like lakes and ponds. The project focuses on developing […]

Disease modelling and drug development includes a stage where cells are grown and studied inside a laboratory under controlled conditions for a varying set of parameters. One of the most commonly performed lab tests are wound healing or cell migration where the effect of different concentrations of drug or an allergen is studied over time. […]

Sleeping behind the wheel is one of the leading causes of road accidents and there currently exists a lack of definite limits on fatigue. The United States of America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cites that over 100,000 road accidents in 2017 can be directly attributed to drowsy driving , and when over 1 in […]

In the energy industry, as a result of global warming, population growth, and environmental, political, and economic considerations, a fundamental shift in technology is expected. To address this, in this project we propose to test the applicability of our Artificial Intelligence technology for solving a challenging computational problem in the energy sector. We anticipate that […]

Hybrid low-inertia Turbine Storage System (HITSS) is a samara-inspired wind turbine accompanied by any commercial battery storage system. Inspired by the autorotating maple seeds, the HITSS wind turbine is designed to track the sudden changes of the wind speed in a similar way to maple seeds (samara seeds). The main objective of the proposed project […]

Solar cells are an incredible source of renewable energy. As with all technologies, though, they should be cheap, easy to adopt, and smart. Dye-Sensitized Solar cells are solar cells that are not only highly effective at creating energy from the sun but are also capable of being adopted into homes in new and unique ways. […]

USB Type-C Power Delivery (PD) is a universal fast-charging protocol for powering cell phones, tablets and laptop computers with the same power supply. It has been promoted as the next generation of charging technology by industry leading companies such as Google and Apple. This all-in-one charging solution will allow customers to carry only one charger […]

A novel design of football helmet to mitigate the concussion is proposed here. The jerk transferred to brain, due to the collisions between players and due to falling on the field, will be reduced, attenuated, decomposed, and directed away from reaching the brain. Multi-shell made of composite materials, along with speed-dependent padding between head and […]

This research project explores the application of an artificial intelligence-based monitoring system comprised of image-based sensors and processing algorithms to detect, identify, and monitor the incoming presence of wet wipes and nonwovens in urban drainage systems in near real-time to pre-empt the effects of the damages caused by users’ disposal of these products in toilets. […]

Through safely, painlessly, and non-invasively electrically shocking the facial skin, flashes of perceived light (called phosphenes) can be induced into one’s visual a field. This phenomenon being fully electronically controllable and reproducible, can be used to communicate visual information to a blind person. The intended device will use sensors such as cameras to observe the […]

We have a technology that can potentially inactivate a class of pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical side-effects can have a detrimental effect on the health and wellbeing of individuals. Pharmaceutical companies can suffer significant monetary loss when drug candidates do not pass clinical trials. Given that the pharmaceutical industry is a multibillion-dollar industry, we believe there is significant […]

With recent changes in legalization of cannabis around the world, there is an urgent need for rapid, yet sensitive, screening devices for testing drivers and employees under the influence of cannabis at roadside and workplace, respectively. Oral fluid test strips have recently been explored for such application. While these strips offer simple and non-invasive detection […]