Anthropogenic greenhouse gases and aerosols resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels to power our current energy systems are the leading cause of climate change and pose human health risks, especially in urban areas. Hydrogen proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) electric vehicles offer the opportunity to displace the internal combustion engine from medium- and […]

This project makes an existing Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator (ATMA) system fully operational for Canadian harsh weather conditions and develops an augmented perception framework to enhance motion planning of the control system. The primarily focus of ATMA is ensuring the safety of highway workers and transportation infrastructure in work zones. On successfully understanding the existing […]

Les objectifs de ce projet visent à déterminer l’impact de la collaboration université-entreprise sur la commercialisation des nanotechnologies, à déterminer l’impact du financement public de la recherche universitaire et à travers des contributions directes aux entreprises sur la commercialisation, et à étudier les effets des retombées de connaissances ‘capturées’ par les entreprises avec ou sans […]

The biological role of exosomes in cancer development renders them potential biomarkers for early cancer diagnostics. Current exosome extraction methods yield impure samples and are composed of relatively harsh conditions that cause exosome denaturation. Exosomes related clinical applications and research require tools to isolate exosomes from biological samples in its native form with high purities. […]

Acculogic develops state-of-the-art testers for short-batch electronic circuit boards (ECBs). The order in which the required tests are performed affects the amount of shuttle and probe movements required between the tests, and this affects the overall efficiency of the test procedure. Unique characteristics of the problem (e.g. the ability to move one set of probes […]

Les populations de lynx du Canada (Lynx canadensis) suivent habituellement des cycles d’abondance d’une dizaine d’année, ces cycles étant déterminés par l’abondance du lièvre d’Amérique (Lepus americanus). Toutefois, les données de piégeage de lynx du Canada au Québec suggèrent une disparition des cycles de populations. La cause de ces changements demeure inconnue et pose un […]

The focus of this project is focused on developing thermal transport coatings, which makes use of a new proprietary graphene-like material developed by 3M Canada. The need for improved thermal transport coating is important to numerous optoelectronic applications, photovoltaics and in particular the semiconductor industry as computing power continues to increase. The proposed research will […]

Ce projet est une collaboration entre l’Université de Sherbrooke et les entreprises Adjuvants Euclid et Duchesne Lac-Mégantic. Il vise à développer un panneau préfabriqué en béton ultra-haute performance pour l’enveloppe des bâtiments. Une version en pierre naturelle de ce type de panneau avec un substrat en fibre de carbone a été déjà été développé et […]

This research looks to explore the collaboration of ecology, education and design in the creation of built and natural systems to sustainably manage and educate about storm/rain water on school grounds. The research will be conducted through the analysis of 3 key case studies of schoolyard storm/rain water management projects that represent a successful, progressive […]

Informed thin-film device design, wherein layers of thin-films are deposited onto an underlying substrate, requires an understanding of the spectral dependence of the optical functions associated with the thin-film layers which constitute such a device. In this project, we aim to continue to develop our understanding of the form of the optical functions for the […]

Ce projet comprend l’animation/observation de communauté de pratique pour modéliser et prototyper une amélioration du système de gestion des idées existant et à l’intégrer parfaitement à la gestion de l’innovation technologique de l’IRÉQ. Ce nouveau système permettra la valorisation des idées produites dans un contexte scientifique pour les amener vers un processus d’innovation technologique. Ainsi, […]

Decarbonizing the transportation sector and scaling up energy storage are critical for the transition to a net-zero economy. This project will study the potential of connecting fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) to the electrical grid as distributed energy storage and/or electricity generators to supply electricity to the grid when needed. This FCEVs-to-grid pathway can maximize […]