Color degradation in glass-paint-adhesive compounds

Scriptam, a sub-company of Compagnie Canadienne de Tableaux Noirs Ltée (CCTN), produces high-end whiteboards, made out of an assembly of tempered glass, paint, tape and steel. For the last 3 years, they have had an issue with around 4% of their production. Their whiteboards, which are under a 50-year warranty, undergo color degradation in the […]

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Advanced Multi-camera vehicle identification, tracking and geo-localization system

The proposed project proposes design solutions for a Multi-camera vehicle identification, tracking and geo-localization system. The systems is constrained to use video streams from inexpensive surveillance cameras, and leverages image recognition software trained to detect and track vehicles in a controlled area. This will allow apps to pinpoint vehicles easily and reliably. Such technology works […]

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Accelerating database storage engines using Processing In Memory

A notorious phenomenon limiting general-purpose computing today is memory wall. Memory – the hardware used to store the data- is located relatively far from the central processing unit (CPU), so applications spend a lot of time waiting on data to travel from memory to the CPU. New memory hardware, such as the one addressed in […]

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Valorization of pyrolytic oil obtained through pyrolysis

Pyrolysis results in the production of biochar and value-added materials such as bio-oil. Pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is a convenient source for the production of bio-oil and other valuable hydrocarbons. Pyrolysis of organic feedstocks will produce three products including a liquid (bio-oil), a syngas, and a solid (biochar). Bio-oil is created during pyrolysis because natural […]

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Achieving energy efficiency and quality control during veneer drying with data-driven approaches

Minimizing energy consumption is essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With that in mind, the industry partner wants to transition to a quantitative monitoring approach to simultaneously manage product quality and energy consumption. The intern will work to understand the relationship between raw material characteristics, process parameters, product quality indices, and energy consumption. They will […]

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Isolation thermique des vêtements de protection en condition de froid extrême

Le froid extrême est un environnement quotidien pour de nombreux travailleurs canadiens. La conception de vêtements de protection efficaces contre le froid passe par une connaissance parfaite de son isolation thermique, ce qui n’est pas actuellement le cas. Pour pallier à cette lacune, ce projet propose 1) de déterminer l’isolation thermique de différents assemblages de […]

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A Modified Fully Haptics-Enabled Master-Slave Teleoperated Setup for Minimally Invasive Surgery

This project is aimed at providing the sense of touch (haptics) in Robotics-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (RAMIS). In our previous work, we developed a 7-DOF haptics-enabled master-slave teleoperation setup at CSTAR (Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics) for RAMIS. This setup is a research platform for two important applications: endoscopic suturing and tumor localization in […]

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Toward Net Zero Transportation – Validating environmental benefits of Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles

Hydra Energy Corporation Commercial Demonstration Project based in Prince George, British Columbia 12.4 MT/day of waste hydrogen will be captured, purified and transported to an onsite hydrogen refueling station from which Class 8 tractor-trailer truck fleets will refuel daily. Hydra’s demonstration project can provide a significant reduction in fleet greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions, Particulate Matter and […]

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Identification of plant immunity activators that protect cucumbers from bacterial and viral pathogens for commercial use in the agriculture sector

The Suncor/McMaster partnership is generating a pipeline of novel, green, agricultural chemicals to be applied as crop sprays. The proposed collaboration will expand the application of the sprays to various crop species in both greenhouse and field settings and contribute to the understanding of the mode of action of the active ingredients.

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Réduction des risques liés aux troubles musculo-squelettiques (TMS) et aux vibrations main-bras lors d’activités d’ébavurage chez Héroux-Devtek Inc. – Part 2

La recherche vise à développer un poste de travail incluant des outils manuels, des méthodes de travail, des dispositifs de maintien des pièces, d’aspiration des poussières, et d’éclairage qui permettent de réduire les facteurs de risques à la santé et à la sécurité des travailleurs dans une usine de remise à neuf de pièces de […]

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Wireless charging based on capacitive-inductive resonance

This project is about a novel chip-based wireless power transfer system. Its integrated and flexible design eliminates the need for power cables for any DC device in homes, offices, parkades and power generating facilities. Unlike existing solutions, the system operates simultaneously with multi electricity requirement devices, has extended range, generates no heat, can transfer power […]

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