Beyond Numbers: Innovations in Aurora Heat’s Finance and Social Impact Strategy

Aurora Heat, Inc., led by Indigenous entrepreneur Brenda Dragon and headquartered in Fort Smith, NWT, creates sustainable, reusable hand, foot and body warmers from sheared beaver fur. Their mission is to empower Indigenous women and youth through inclusive employment, fair wages, and cultural heritage preservation, all while meeting warmth and health needs for North Americans. […]

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Process development and pilot scale validation of the commercial scale rubber recycling process using an efficient novel devulcanizing agent

The “Be Tire Smart” campaign of the Canadian government and The Rubber Association of Canada strongly encourages the four R (reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover) principles to deal with the scrap tire problem in Canada. The constantly developing automotive industry and the growing number of vehicles generate massive tire demand while the management and recycling […]

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Developing auto-annotation of actions in movies assisted by a haptic track

D-BOX is designing and manufacturing home theater and movie theater motorized seats. These seats are used to create an immersive environment for users by generating movements and vibrations that are synchronized with the action in the movies. Right now, making these seats vibrate in the right way takes a lot of manual work. This project […]

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Augmentation de la puissance du produit

Fondée en 2020, AWL-E a pour mission de commercialiser des solutions de transmission d’énergie sans fil grâce à sa technologie unique offrant une plus grande distance, puissance et efficacité à ses utilisateurs. L’entreprise se concentre sur la mise en oeuvre de ses inventions dans des applications ayant un fort impact social et économique. L’entreprise a […]

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Use of sound to affect fish movement to reduce bycatch and impingement.

Canada’s fishing and hydropower industries struggle to reduce the harming of fish not used by either industry, known as bycatch or incidental take, and are under increasing regulation to limit these impacts. Working with industrial partners the interns will test acoustic technologies to drive unwanted fish away from capture areas while preserving the desired catch […]

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Quantum Error Correction for Photonic Quantum Computers

We appear to be at the beginning of a revolution in the development of new technologies based on quantum science. Over the past several years, Canada has become a world leader in quantum information research and in the development of these emerging quantum technologies. Quantum computers that are based on optical architectures include some of […]

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Embedded systems design for a novel environmental monitoring system

Spero Analytics is an IoT startup which deploys wireless environmental monitoring systems for the waste management and oil and gas industries. The core of our technology is a proprietary mesh network which can transmit data from sensors without the need for cellular infrastructure, using little energy, and requiring minimal maintenance. This project will focus on […]

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Design and implementation of a smart hybrid wireless power transfer system

The system mainly relies on the power transfer in a wireless manner. It means no wire is required for charging the objects like cellphone, laptops, etc. anymore. Given that the partner focus is mainly on the wireless power transfer and that the proposed system can transfer the power in a wireless domain, the partner can […]

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Recherche de l’influence des paramètres de fabrication sur la performance lors du cyclage thermique des barres d’alternateurs hydrauliques

La durée de vie des équipements haute tension, comme les alternateurs de puissance, est généralement limitée par celle de son système d’isolation. Le revêtement isolant utilisé pour les barres en cuivre représente l’élément de ces machines dont la résistance thermique et mécanique est la plus faible. En plus, les matériaux impliqués dans la conception de […]

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Inventory control of items with intermittent demand using reinforcement learning

At the Bombardier Aftermarket business unit, they’re innovating their approach to managing spare parts inventory for business aircrafts. Currently, keeping the right balance of stock is a challenge due to unpredictable demand patterns, often leading to shortages or overstocking. To tackle this, they are introducing a smart solution: using deep reinforcement learning (DRL), a type […]

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