Physical inactivity is associated with impaired removal of sugar from the blood after a meal, or insulin-resistance and a reduced muscle mass and fitness. While exercise is well-established to prevent these impairments, it may not be feasible in some clinical conditions. Therefore, passive interventions that mimick the stressors and elicit the benefits of exercise may […]

Le projet de recherche consiste à réaliser une preuve de concept entourant la compréhension, la conception et le développement d’un démonstrateur en vue du développement d’un futur prototype R&D de produit d’entrainement intelligent grand public dotée d’une technologie électronique avec capteurs. La technologie développée permet de mesurer et récolter des données sur la trajectoire du […]

Currently, our commercial borate-based “Cobra rod” glass is being used to preserve utility poles, doubling or trebling the lifetime and is a key to enhancing lifetimes of wood distribution and transmission power poles. Our main objective is to successfully process our glass into fibres, beads, and glass fibre mats like those used in the insulation […]

The population is rapidly ageing worldwide. In 2030, 23% of Canadians will be 65 years or older, a demographic shift accompanied by an increase in age-related health problems bringing about social challenges requiring innovative solutions. AI driven technologies are presented as promising avenues both for individualized health monitoring and self-management and to facilitate social participation […]

This work will examine a novel “smart” insole that allows for the quantification of specialized running metrics and will compare the outputs with the gold-standard measure of metabolic work. The insoles work by collecting pressure data from many sensors embedded in the insole, and sending this to an phone app. We are comparing the insoles […]

Generating 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions the fashion industry’s heavy reliance on synthetic, petroleum-derived, fabrics such as polyester, is projected to create over a quarter of the world’s carbon emissions by 2050, according to the Ellen MacArthur foundation. Unlike its bio-based counterparts, such as cotton, wool or silk, polyester does not biodegrade, and its […]

Nous avons actuellement un prototype de systeme de vision artificielle base sur des reseau de neurones profonds entra1ne sur notre jeu de donnees proprietaire qui permet d’identifier les zones de construction et de detecter et lire les panneaux de limite de vitesse. Dans notre prochain de R&D, nous souhaitons tirer partie de notre reseau de […]

Water quality is a key public and environmental health concern. Many rural communities rely on privately owned wells to provide water; however, these wells are not usually tested regularly and may be dangerously contaminated with bacteria or inorganic materials, such as arsenic or lead. A simple, easy-to-use, handheld water quality testing solution would encourage private […]

The muscles of animals are generally sterile, however, contamination with bacteria occurs during slaughter. Contamination occurs predominantly with microorganisms associated with the animals with microorganisms that reside in biofilm communities in the meat processing plant. Bacteria that reside in biofilm communities typically grow at refrigeration temperature and include major spoilage organisms of meats and meat […]

Universal NanoSensor Technologies (UNS-Tech) develops and commercializes microfabricated conductivity detectors. In this MITACS cluster, UNS-Tech will partner withProf. Young-June Kim to test UNS-Tech’s patented silicon microchip conductance detectors and to explore new detector architectures based on micro- and nano-patterned thin metal films. The results will be analyzed and the findings will be published in scientific […]

Dans le contexte de crise climatique et de montée des prix des matières premières issues du pétrole, il est urgent de trouver des voies alternatives de production via des procédés utilisant les ressources non fossiles, renouvelables et abondantes telles que les résidus de bois de l’industrie forestière. Ces résidus sont actuellement valorisés par un procédé […]

In January 1993 the oil tanker MV BRAER was transiting north of Scotland in the Shetland Islands. The ship was abandoned, adrift, and being blown towards rocky shores. A line could not be secured to the stricken vessel before it grounded and broke up causing a catastrophic oil spill. The MacDonald Hallett Oceans Protection Engineering […]