With the increasing effects of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions on climate change, there is also increasing interest to alternatives to internal combustion engines for mobility. Battery electric vehicles are one route, and another is fuel cells. There is increasing interest in polymer composites that are not only mechanically strong and lightweight, but also have […]

Maintaining cognitive ability is key to successful aging and to retaining the ability to live independently. BrainTagger is a suite of games that assess highly specific brain functions. BrainTagger LTC is a version that has been designed for measuring cognitive status of residents in long term care (see ltc.braintagger.com for a demo). The goal of […]

Mineralogy is the key to interpreting planetary geology and climate history. The aim of this project is to develop initial designs and prototype components of a portable and miniaturized In situ X-ray diffractometer (ISXRD) that will be mounted on a rover for planetary exploration applications. This miniaturized instrument will enable direct mineral characterization of intact […]

Blindness resulting from inflammatory ocular conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and progressive keratoconus (PK) is increasing around the world as populations age. Together they affect over 8 million individuals in N. America alone with up to one in four of those over 80 being at risk. Despite this, treatments for such conditions are […]

The presence of metals impurities in conjugated polymers can have important consequences on their performances and lifespan. Yet, measuring trace levels of metals in polymeric matrices is challenging both in terms of sample preparation and detectability. In this project, we aim at assessing diverse approaches to overcome the challenges associated with the measure of numerous […]

The goal of the project is to develop a slow-release fertilizer in a chemical reaction wherein salts are impregnated into the pores of a feedstock material; either biomass or biochar. This will not only allow for prolonged nutrient retention and absorption by plants in the soil, but it will also act to sequester carbon in […]

Des modifications du contenu en bactéries intestinales (flore intestinale) pourraient contribuer à la sévérité des symptômes des troubles du spectre de l’autisme. Le déséquilibre entre ‘bonnes’ et ‘mauvaises’ bactéries pourrait influencer les symptômes gastrointestinaux et le fonctionnement du cerveau. La prise de probiotiques est une façon pouvant permettre de modifier la flore intestinale. Nous voulons […]

Large-scale graphene production has received significant attention because of its interesting properties and a wide range of potential applications. Conventional approaches provide scalable pathways for large scale production, however, these methods face several challenges such as usage of corrosive, toxic solution, long duration, and poor quality of graphene produced which severely affects its potential applications. […]

Le but de cette recherche est le remplacement du gaz SF6 actuellement utilisé dans les disjoncteurs moyenne tension dont la fabrication vient d’être transférée de l’entreprise Schneider Electric à l’entreprise CO7 Technologies, inc., par l’isolation gazeuse environnementalement neutre. La nouvelle technologie d’isolation recherchée vise l’élimination des effets nocifs pour l’environnement dans les disjoncteurs fabriqués sur […]

Next Hydrogen company, in partnership with Wellmaster, wants to use by-product oxygen in the water electrolysiindustry as a raw material in another business. The project site proposed, in Bruce County, has many farms producing agricultural wastesThe project will asses whether composting and vermicomposting are the best choices to use this oxygen. One of the most […]

Automatic Marine Emergency Towing System

Le stagiaire comptabilité et intégration SGI sera responsable de réviser les procédures comptables actuelles, de pousser la réflexion au niveau de l’amélioration des processus en vue d’optimiser l’intégration du nouveau système de gestion intégré et d’assister lors de la migration et l’intégration de ce système dans les opérations de l’entreprise. Il sera impliqué dans la […]