L’amélioration de la vie des patients atteints de cancer passe par une meilleure thérapie et un suivi clinique personnalisé. Pour atteindre cet objectif, notre groupe a co-développé un nouveau modèle de cancer en 3D à partir d’explants de tissus miniatures d’animaux ou d’humains appelés “tissus micro-miniature qui préserve la viabilité des tissus grâce à un […]

The research project examines fast aerodynamic numerical models for use in the aircraft analysis and design phase. Such models must be rapid by their very formulation whilst also removing needs for complex preprocessing steps such as mesh generation. The chosen approach is known in the literature, using a coupling algorithm between 2D high-fidelity and 3D […]

Our founders Leonard and Mark started buying and selling from auctions until they thought of a new and better way to buy and sell. From there, the development went forward and utilized the power of e-commerce and digitalization. They used a new strategy and built it to help give alternatives to the traditional auctions. The […]

Thin-films of carbon are finding use in a wide variety of military, industrial, and commercial applications. Arnell Workshop Inc., a West Kelowna, British Columbia-based cosmetic jewellery manufacturer, is using thin-films of carbon in order to coat titanium rings. As of the present moment, they are using an American firm in order to perform these depositions. […]

In a complex environment like mineral extraction, it is difficult to back the cause-effect relationship between a specific process variable and the overall performance (output, cost, GHG emission) with scientific principles. Consequently, process data is used to deduce an empirical correlation between the process variables and their estimated effects. In the present project, process data […]

The production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will be a critical step in reduction of CO2 emissions from the aviation industry, which currently lacks scalable solutions for emissions reduction. Greenfield Global has developed a process for production of SAF from biomass waste through a patented process that converts residues into fuel. However, transportation of low […]

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural polymer produced by certain bacteria in the form of nanaofiber. Being a natural nanobiomaterial, it has been investigated for a broad range of applications ranging from headphone diaphragm to wound dressing and medical implant. The biochemical process for BC production using the well established bacterium, A. xylinum, is limited […]

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is an important medical device used to monitor patient’s heart health. Despite its major importance in diagnosing life-threatening heart diseases, ECG machines are not available in many health centers around the world because of their high cost. Glia’s solution is an accessible, low-cost, and high-quality ECG device. The main purpose of this […]

Echinacea is widely used as a medicinal herb with a global market of ~$1 billion. Hundreds of Echinacea products are available but, with each made from different plant materials using different processes, chemistry- and therefore quality -varies between products. Working with Amway Corporation, a global leader in the Echinacea market, researchers at the University of […]

We have developed a device that is rapid, sensitive and adaptable to performing multiple assays to detect chemicals, biologicals, non-biologicals, salts, metals and pathogens to mention a few. Activity involved in this project will model the behaviour of sensors to better understand the output sensitive to the analyte of interest and the sensor configurations. This […]

This project explores new polymer cure methods using a combination of light and thermally sensitive catalysts for epoxy thermoset resins. These resins can be used for a number of applications, including as insulators in high voltage coils. The postdoc and MSc interns will identify simpler epoxy formulations that utilize specially tuned photoinitiators and thermal catalysts. […]

Lite-1 utilizes innovative technologies like synthetic biology and biofabrication in pursuit of a novel solution. Many bacteria naturally produce colourful, non-toxic pigments (Ahmad, et. Al, 2013). Through the lens of design, we identify and study organisms that produce the market’s desired colours. Lite-1 dyes reduce water pollution, are safe for workers as well as the […]