Connected Canadians is a non-profit organization that provides older adults with free technology support and training. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for their services significantly, as our ways of connecting, interacting, and living have shifted online. Connected Canadians has been growing its volunteer mentor team significantly to help meet the rising needs of […]

The generation and supply of energy is the largest anthropogenic source of CO2 and thus contributes significantly to climate change and the associated global consequences. As a result, a reduction of CO2 emissions in energy generation and distribution is an unavoidable key issue that must be addressed. In this research project, the main focus is […]

According to the World Health Organization, one in six people worldwide have a stroke. Two out of three survive, but up to 85% suffer from paralysis and only 5% fully restore. This is one of the reasons why the rehabilitation exercise equipment market reaches $2.2B in 2021, as published in Markets & Markets, REHAB EQUIPMENT […]

In theory, hair cells will be reverted back into stem cells and then pushed towards pancreatic progenitor cells to create pancreatic organoids. The goal of the project is to pluck hair follicles from individuals across Canada, cryogenically preserve them and use those follicles towards reprogramming. We want to determine whether or not we can create […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to combat infectious diseases and reduce their spread around the world. In particular, bacteria and viruses can survive on many common fabrics for days or even weeks, from which they can be transmitted to people or other surfaces. The proposed research project aims to develop a coating for […]

Mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, are becoming increasingly common among children and adolescents, yet still only a small portion of youth receive the support they need. For these reasons, many community organizations have been focused on helping children develop the social and emotional skills which help to support children’s mental health and […]

Water electrolysis plays a vital role in clean energy generation by producing hydrogen from water. Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers represent a novel technology used for this purpose. The performance of such electrolyzers is highly affected by various degradation processes occurring in such systems. In this project, we are aiming to understand the sources of […]

The proposed research is to develop a method for making valid, representative estimates of public opinion from sufficiently large and diverse non-probability samples such as social media data. We aim to demonstrate the theoretical, methodological, and practical contributions to the field of public opinion research by demonstrating the reliability and utility of this method in […]

Food security is a major global concern and Canada’s current agricultural model is not adequately positioned to support our growing needs. Insects may solve this problem as they are nutritious and their production requires less resources than vertebrate protein sources. A primary goal of this project is to increase cricket yield. Together with Entomo Farms, […]

This project focuses on giving the commercial or industrial property (i.e. non-solar professional) owners and facilities managers the ability to accurately calculate the predicted output of a small to medium-size solar plant and compare that value to what it is producing. This comparison is helpful to the facilities manager as it gives a way to […]

Services provided by CES move the traditional paradigm away from static paper maps and data management. Instead, they offer MapAki to create and deliver unique interactive web maps. This research project will attempt to associate multi-layered artificial intelligence empowered services to redesign and rebrand MapAki. Firstly, this project will use up-to-date visuals collected from the […]

The battery is an electrochemical device that people use every day. The industry is always interested in improving different characteristics of batteries such as less cost, increasing power, safety, and eco-friendliness. Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries are widely used rechargeable power sources. We work on the replacement of aggressive electrolyte used in this technology by […]