La transformation du concombre de mer (Cucumaria frondosa) est une activité récente au Canada, présente au Québec et au Nouveau-Brunswick. Cette nouvelle pêcherie a su trouver des marchés lucratifs en Asie et joue maintenant un rôle crucial pour maintenir l’activité économique de communautés côtières dévitalisées. Actuellement, la transformation du concombre génère beaucoup de coproduits (40% […]

Following the COP21 conference in Paris, Canada has made significant commitments to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In order to meet these ambitious targets, the evolution of the current energy scenario towards the use of alternative sources of carbon is mandatory. The use of waste as a source of energy is particularly interesting because […]

A wave of energy-related theatrical productions and performances has emerged in Canada in the past decade. “Crude Utopia: The Performance of Energy Transition in Canada” analyzes eight such cultural and artistic productions, ultimately arguing that moments of utopia within them gesture toward possibilities beyond human dependence on oil. Such utopic moments allow audiences to “practice” […]

Les milieux humides et les plaines inondables jouent un rôle majeur dans notre capacité d’adaptation aux changements climatiques, surtout en milieu urbain où les conflits d’usage s’intensifient. Le projet vise à 1) évaluer le rôle des milieux humides dans la régulation des crues et étiages en fonction de différentes projections climatiques et d’occupation du territoire, […]

TerraNotes Ltd is a geoscience company based in Edmonton, Alberta. TerraNotes has developed or improved 75 proprietary techniques in geophysical applications. With the current advanced techniques in making use of ground-based and airborne surveys, the exploration industry can now routinely produce complex geophysical mappings. Hence it is of importance to develop advanced image processing techniques […]

The rapid increase in shale gas development in the Peace Region has been accompanied by concern about environmental impacts, and in particular, fugitive methane migration into shallow groundwater. The goal of the proposed research project is to establish a dedicated groundwater monitoring well network in order to collect data to inform the following questions: 1) […]

Chitin is a vastly available resource in the form of waste from the fishing industry in Canada and worldwide. BOCO Bio-Nanotechnologies has currently the infrastructure in place for scalable extraction of CNWs (Chitin nano-whiskers) from crab shells. CNWs are crystalline regions of chitin, possessing high strength, stiffness and aspect ratio, making them ideal for reinforcement […]

Au cours de la dernière décennie, les barres en matériaux composites de polymère renforcé de fibres (PRF) ont été utilisées avec succès comme renforcement principal pour les structures en béton telles que les ponts, les dalles de stationnement, les réservoirs d’eau, les tunnels et les structures marines. Ces ouvrages ont démontré de bonnes performances et […]

Personalized health is increasingly gaining public attention in the media as the future of healthcare. Personalized health is the idea that medical treatment will be tailored to the individual based on their predicted response or risks of disease. Omics analysis, defined as the universal detection of different classes of biological molecules, has the potential to […]

Obesity is a major public health concern and sugar intake has been put in the spotlight as a possible key driver of the obesity epidemic. Much of the evidence is confounded by increased energy intake and is mainly focused on sugar-sweetened beverages. However, other sugar-containing foods like fruit, yogurt and high fibre breakfast cereals may […]

Just like for the automotive industry, there is growing interest in the development of fully autonomous trains. One of the key steps in the creation of a fully autonomous solution is optaining an accurate estimate of the train position and velocity. Accurate estimates are critical component of the train safety during operation and better estimates […]

Although rare, industrial facilities can suffer from minor to catastrophic failures, commonly referred to as loss of primary containment (LOPC), which can result in the release of hazardous gases and/or liquids. In order to protect the safety of the public, companies must provide a means of mitigating the potential damage to people and the environment. […]