Le partenaire industriel CONSOREM détient actuellement une base de données unique contenant plus de 200 analyses chimiques d’eau souterraine prélevée dans des forages d’exploration jusqu’à de grandes profondeurs (> 1 000 m), dans l’environnement de six gîtes minéraux (métaux de base et métaux précieux) de l’Abitibi. Ces données de très haute résolution analytique ont permis […]

With the advent of e-commerce and logistics industry, numerous goods are delivered every day. Sorting systems play a pivotal role in orders delivery practices. Advanced sorting systems are required nowadays because e-commerce retailers are usually confronted with different orders, each consisting of various items. Integrated sorting systems typically consist of a mix of conveyors tied […]

Vehicle reliability and safety are critical especially with the growth of Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS) and automated driving. Vehicle active safety systems have advanced significantly since they were introduced in about 40 years ago. They have played an important role in making vehicles safer and reducing vehicle fatalities. Current vehicle motion control requires a […]

RUNWITHIT Synthetics Inc., University of Alberta, and the interns in this Mitacs project will use synthetic modelling to design, optimize and trial approaches for improving the efficiency of resilience investments in technology, grid management and infrastructure. Under many different circumstances, including both natural and human-made disasters such as earthquakes and cyberattacks, traditional grids are vulnerable […]

En 2016, un rapport de l’industrie de la pharmacie communautaire au Québec rédigé par deux économistes montrait comment cette industrie vit de grandes turbulences et ce, à l’intérieur d’un système hautement régulé et normé. Le rapport faisait un appel à un renouvellement du modèle d’affaires. Récemment, l’incursion d’Amazon dans le secteur de la pharmacie — […]

Plants closely reflect the climate where they grow as they are immobile and must interact and adapt to the conditions of their environment. Given this relationship between plants and the environment, fossil plants can be used to reconstruct past environments, and groups of fossil plants more generally provide a valuable record of ancient climates and […]

La surveillance continue des paramètres physiologiques, tels que la température corporelle (T), la fréquence cardiaque (FC), la pression artérielle (PA), la saturation en oxygène du sang (SpO2) et la fréquence respiratoire (RR), est couramment effectuée dans les hôpitaux à l’aide d’unités de surveillance souvent très encombrantes. Des systèmes miniatures ont été conçus pour surveiller les […]

Les dernières décennies ont vu d’importants changements dans les manières de faire couple ainsi que de vivre les relations amoureuses et sexuelles. C’est dans ce contexte que de nouvelles formes de relations ont progressivement gagné en visibilité notamment celles où l’exclusivité sexuelle et/ou amoureuse n’est plus de mise ou tout du moins remise en question […]

As we begin to emerge from a global pandemic, communities around the world are looking for strategies to promote economic recovery. We know that the pandemic has disproportionately impacted equity-deserving groups and that recovery strategies must be sustainable and work to advance equity and inclusion. Locally, Ontario cities and towns have begun to bring together […]

In preparation for increasing its deployment of last-mile fibre, TELUS has engaged the University of Alberta to study the most efficient and cost-effective installation methods for Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployment where there are no existing telecommunications rights of way. The methods we will explore are divided into two categories: 1.) Direct Buried Methods (micro-trenching, Horizontal Directional […]

Les soins et services aux personnes atteintes de handicap limitant leur mobilité revêt une importance toute particulière dans notre société. Le but de ce projet est de développer un écosystème permettant un suivi de l’état de santé au quotidien de ces personnes. Pour y arriver, un fauteuil mécanisé équipé d’actuateurs et de moteurs permettant la […]

Flotation-REST has gained in popularity in recent years as athletes seek the best tools to recover, improve performance and decrease injury risk. While the relaxation response brought on by flotation-REST has been demonstrated, few studies have investigated the benefits on physical fitness and concussion recovery. Though this research has shown promising results on physical fitness […]