Tardigrades are among the hardiest organisms known, with some species being able to withstand high doses of radiation, desiccation, lack of nutrients, and extremes in both pressure and temperature. Humans, conversely, are extremely susceptible to such conditions. The tardigrade’s ability to readily survive for long periods in the harsh environment of space has been well […]

In many real-world applications, robots need communication between each other to coordinate. For the information to propagate, robots need to be connected, i.e. there has to be a communication path between all the robots in a team. We have designed a decentralized connectivity-preserving algorithm and validated using the ARGoS multi-robot simulator. The connectivity-preserving algorithm has […]

A twisting string actuation (TSA) transmission uses wire(s) to transmit power from a motor on one side to a load on the other side. When the motor rotates the wires are twisting themselves, and thus provide a pulling force on the load. The aim of the project is to add to an existing TSA unit […]

Additive manufacturing is an emerging technology that can revolutionize specific manufacturing sectors, but several technical issues related to flowability of metal powders remain to be resolved before its full potential can be achieved. The project aims at better characterizing and predicting the flow behavior of powders used for additive manufacturing, and improving powder flow simulation. […]

Our biofluids, like sweat, contain many solutes and metabolites that are related to our health conditions. For example, sweat glucose concentration can be noninvasively measured to represent blood glucose concentration for diabetes management. Imagine your clothes can not only wick and adsorb your sweat to keep you dry but also collect and analyze your sweat […]

Ma thèse s’intéresse aux processus au travers desquels les combattants au sein des guerres civiles se radicalisent, au point où ils en viennent à cibler la population civile. Ma recherche repose donc sur deux littératures distinctes, à savoir celle relative à la violence envers les civils dans les conflits intra-étatiques et celle associée aux processus […]

La prescription de médicaments en pédiatrie et particulièrement en néonatologie est un versant délicat de la pratique quotidienne. En effet, les données sur la sécurité d’emploi et les effets de nombreux traitements utilisés chez le nouveau-né demeurent insuffisantes. Dû à l’absence d’alternative thérapeutique, la plupart des molécules sont utilisées en dehors de leur recommandation officielle […]

Global warming and climate change have been increasingly attracting the attention of researchers and the public in the past few decades. It is believed in the scientific community that climate change is a direct effect of the increase of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a promising solution for […]

Avant de débuter mon doctorat sur des modèles animaux de valvulopathies au sein de l’institut du thorax de Nantes, je souhaite partir 12 semaines à l’institut de cardiologie de Montréal afin de développer des compétences en termes de dissection embryonnaire et de caractérisation des embryons par méthode de double hybride. En effet, j’aurai l’occasion lors […]

Organic feedstock chemicals such as those from extracted from natural gas and petroleum refinement are employed as fuels, however their abundance and relative inexpensive makes them attractive candidates as starting materials for other useful chemicals. This remains a difficult yet highly desired task for chemists, as these compounds are notoriously unreactive. We plan to develop […]

Dans le domaine de la santé, l’étude de l’immunologie et des maladies infectieuses est un sujet de recherche important, car certaines maladies, tel que le VIH et le cancer, restent incurables à ce jour. Nos recherches s’intéressent à la réponse immunitaire adaptative et plus particulièrement aux lymphocytes T CD8, un type de globule blanc. Dans […]

This research proposal aims to verify the effect of hearing loss on the social participation of Brazilian and Canadian elderly, and, in addition, this study intends to understand which personal and environmental factors influence the social participation of these participants. Will be recruited in a clinical-school of Speech Therapy accredited to SUS, located in the […]