Steroid drugs and creatine are treatments for muscle weakness in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Steroid drugs can also cause problems like weakening mitochondria which are the energy producing parts of muscle cells. Duchenne also makes it harder for mitochondria to use creatine for energy. This means that both treatments may not be doing the […]

Les impacts environnementaux des traitements biologiques, comme la digestion anaérobie des déchets ménagers, peuvent être réduits par l’ajout d’unités de traitement subséquent. Dans ce sens, la dénitrification de l’effluent liquide de digestion anaérobie est un bon moyen de réduire les émissions gazeuses lors d’épandage ou de traitement conventionnel des eaux. Le traitement permet de récupérer […]

Surfactants are versatile ingredients found in major chemical industries, health care, home care, personal care, pharmaceuticals, medicines, to name just a few. The majority of these commercial sectors, however, utilize chemical surfactants. These fossil-derived surfactants not only consume our planet’s finite oil reserves but also contribute negatively to the health of marine environments in turn […]

Fourien Inc. is developing a diagnostic medical instrument for rapid and low-cost detection of COVID-19 virus using saliva samples from early-stage infections. The custom-built vibrometer instrument will use micro-sensors to detect the RNA of the virus. There is a need to develop optimized and sensitive modules of optics, electronics and mechanics that are critical for […]

This project is developing new tools to explore for mineral deposits buried in locations where they are difficult to identify using traditional techniques. The tools are based on electronic devices that are relatively inexpensive to produce so that multiple devices can be used and hence the quality of the data will improve. This will make […]

COVID, remote work, remote learning and the accelerated adoption of technology globally has shifted the ways of how we live, learn, and our future lifestyles going forward. The 90% of society face challenges of how best to simplify their navigation and access to knowledge – those who may not have high value networks, and the […]

Quantum computers encode information with qubits. Unfortunately, qubits are subject to error. Those are physical qubits, and one will need many physical qubits to create an error-free qubit, also called a logical qubit. In this project, the university and industry researchers will work together to understand if the error rate of a logical quantum circuit […]

Tamarack is deemed as an underutilized species. Recently York North Veneer Products Inc. (YNVP) received an inquiry on use of Tamarack veneer as sheathing materials in construction of light frame walls in Japanese market with an aim to replace Russian larch and Douglas-fir veneer. To meet this demand, YNVP working with UNB’s Wood Science and […]

Protection from laser light has become increasingly important due to the proliferation of cheaper and more powerful laser systems, especially in regards to interference with aircraft operations. Laser attacks, otherwise known as laser illuminations can be serious safety risks for aircraft operations as it can cause temporary flash blindness or irreversible injuries to the eyes […]

The utility service providers calculate the peak demand charges based on the highest level of power consumption that a facility uses in any interval (usually 15 mins) during the billing cycle. The peak demand charges in facilities such as supermarkets could represent nearly up to 40% of the total utility bill. In supermarkets, besides the […]

La crise de la COVID a mis en lumière, plus que jamais, l’importance de l’accès à une alimentation saine, locale et durable pour tous et toutes. Elle a aussi mis en lumière les actions d’une diversité de réseaux et d’approches ayant chacun ses forces et ses aspirations. Malheureusement, les synergies entre l’ensemble de ces initiatives […]

Salmonellosis is a significant concern to public heath. Salmonella contaminated food is the main source of human infections. Emergence of novel Salmonella serovars with increased pathogenic potential and multidrug resistance led the industry to look for better diagnostic tools for in-depth characterization of the organism. Moreover, rapid detection of Salmonella serovars prevalent in poultry industry […]