Industrial hemp – grown for stem fibers and seeds – is a sustainable high-yielding and environmentally friendly crop with typically, low cannabinol content. Industrial hemp is used to make over 25,000 green products and have the potential to sequester between 10 and 22 t/ha of carbon dioxide emissions. However, industrial hemp productivity and quality are […]

Santevia Water Systems designs, manufactures and distributes mineralized and naturally alkaline water filtration products that help people get healthy. Our small but rapidly growing company is located in Delta, BC and is made up of forward-thinking, active, and tech-savvy individuals. Most water filters don’t have what you need to thrive. Good water doesn’t just mean […]

Lake Utopia Paper is interested in developing and improving the birch NSSC pulping process for the production of corrugating medium. The primary objective of this project is to develop delignification and sulfonation models for process control of NSSC pulping of birch. In addition, the relationship between the NSSC pulping process and the properties of the […]

Les nouvelles technologies peuvent entrainer un développement énorme aux industries, en particulier pour ceux qui savent en tirer profit. Dans ce cadre et pour des objectifs de concurrence sur le marché mondial, les usines de transformation de bois cherchent toujours à des solutions technologiques innovantes pour améliorer la qualité de ses produits (panneaux de lamelles […]

Thin-film polymer substrate that have piezoelectric layers are promising for a variety of applications, including micro-electro-mechanical systems, mechanical energy harvesting, and flexible electronics with security features. This study proposes a detailed approach for understanding how these flexible structures behave under different mechanical loads, using a comprehensive experimentation. This research mainly focuses on characterizing the electromechanical […]

Gene therapy has risen as one of the more promising treatment options for neurological disorders. Using modified viruses to deliver genetic material has shown success however has several disadvantages including increased safety risks. Using a non-viral vector system has the potential to overcome many of the challenges that arise with using viral vectors. Mediphage Bioceuticals […]

Heart valve disease affects a large number of Canadians, especially the elderly. Surgery for repairing heart valves is quite complex, and requires a great deal of expertise. This project will focus on creating a library of silicone valve models representing different heart valve diseases. With these silicone models, new cardiac surgeons will be able to […]

Today, quantum computers of any architecture still operate in the noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) regime, with systems composed of tens to hundreds of noisy qubits that are not protected from errors. To meaningfully solve challenging problems from industries using quantum computers, we need to make a system that is large enough in scale and robust […]

Cardiovascular disease kills 17.9 million people globally each year. 85% of these deaths were caused by either a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or stroke. Current tests for predicting heart attacks provide rapid results when presented with a blood sample, but these samples must be preprocessed using time-consuming methods. This project will develop a paper-based platform […]

La nécessité de réduire la consommation d’énergie pour le chauffage et la climatisation suscite un regain d’intérêt pour les matériaux géosourcés dans la construction des bâtiments modernes. Ces matériaux offrent de nombreux avantages en termes d’adaptation au changement climatique et de réduction des émissions de CO2 des matériaux de construction. La terre en tant que […]

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become a critical energy storage device in various applications, such as portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, and grid storage, due to their high energy density and good rate capabilities. Carbon-based materials have been widely used as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Among them, graphite is the most common anode material used […]

The CBPPL Company generates five tons of biomass ash daily as a byproduct of generating heat from their boiler. Currently, this waste is disposed of at the local landfill. However, it is acknowledged that the soil in the region is of low fertility and requires correction for agricultural purposes. Therefore, this document proposes a technical […]