Head Injury Prevention (HIP) Lab at Simon Fraser University in collaboration with Shield-X Technology Inc. had previously developed an impact diverting mechanism in the form of a thin multi-layered-membrane. The technology has been successfully integrated onto the exterior of a football helmet (external version) to reduce linear and rotational acceleration experienced during impact to the […]

The coastal wet mixedwood forests of Nova Scotia are globally important for lichen biodiversity, but several lichen species are now declining or endangered. This is concerning for forest managers, because forest companies may be subject to penalties if they inadvertently destroy the habitat of an endangered species. The causes of lichen declines are not fully […]

Leader dans le domaine de l’acoustique et du contrôle du bruit, Mecanum offre depuis plusieurs années une large gamme de produits et services pour l’étude de solutions acoustiques et la détermination des propriétés de différents types de matériaux acoustiques. Fort d’un partenariat entretenu de longue date avec l’université de Sherbrooke, Mecanum a pu continuellement développer […]

Leader dans le domaine de l’acoustique et du contrôle du bruit, Mecanum offre depuis plusieurs années une large gamme de produits et services pour l’étude de solutions acoustiques et la détermination des propriétés de différents types de matériaux acoustiques. Fort d’un partenariat entretenu de longue date avec l’université de Sherbrooke, Mecanum a pu continuellement développer […]

There is a demand in the market for an economical and efficient handheld seawater desalinator. The goal of this project is to develop graphene based membrane technology which will first provide a handheld personal desalinator and then be scalable to a higher flow rate single family point of use desalinator. In this direction 2 and […]

There is a demand in the market for an economical and efficient handheld seawater desalinator. The goal of this project is to develop graphene based membrane technology which will first provide a handheld personal desalinator and then be scalable to a higher flow rate single family point of use. In this direction graphene/metal oxide/polymer composites […]

Mesoporous silica SBA-15 will be synthesized in the lab, and then characterized by XRD, SEM or TEM technique. The obtained mesoporous silicas will then be functionalized with four types of amino groups: monomeric unhindered (3-aminopropyl) and hindered (pyrrolidinepropyl), polymerized aminopropyl group and polyethyleneimine (PEl) based on the graft method reported in the literature. This type […]

The excellent mechanical properties and its lightness make graphene a revolutionary material as efficient audio transducers for speakers and headphones. Several studies have reported the superior performance of graphene diaphragm in electrostatic and thermoacoustic transducers [1-2]. However, these graphene diaphragms are produced from expensive methods with low scalability and are not suitable for application in […]

AV Nackawic is part of a new and innovative group of companies (AV Group), which are focused on producing specialty pulp products to service the textile and paper industry. The blow heat recovery system, more popularly known as “The Black Hole,” is one popular area where the pulp and paper industry has utilized the energy […]

Real-time full-body tracking based on single or multiple commodity depth sensors are an integral part of many applications such as motion transfer in 3D games, 3D virtual and augmented reality, and human computer interaction. The proposed project directly derives from practical needs expressed by the partner organization, DreamCraft Attractions (Victoria) in developing fully immersive VR […]

Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell is a division of Mercedes-Benz Canada and is responsible for Daimler’s global production of fuel cell stacks. Fuel cell stacks are currently seen as a prominent alternative to internal combustion engine in road cars. In the current design the fuel cell stack is assembled using a few hundred individual fuel cell plates. […]

Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes 65% of gastric ulcers and cancers worldwide. Current snit- H. pylori treatments often fail because the bacteria have become resistant and they have serious side effects. We are looking into using molecules produced by bacteria called lactobacilli that are a natural component of the human gastro-intestinal flora to […]