Research led by Dr Hossein Heris of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr聽Jamal Daoud of the Department of聽Biomedical Engineering聽is featured on the cover of the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. Their article聽describes the successful adhesion of聽human fibroblast cells to a scaffold biomaterial composed of hyaluronic acid and聽gelatin composite microgels.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2016
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Steven Payette received the 2014-2015聽best oral聽presentation聽award聽in the course MECH 609 for his master's thesis talk聽"Heated-Tool Processing of Out-of-Autoclave Composite Materials." Congratulations, Steven!
Published on: 27 Jan 2016
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Mechanical Engineering majors Hussain Buxwala and Mikel聽Garcia-Poulin were part of the聽11-student-strong聽"Gang from 鲍鱼直播," which shined聽at the 2015 SAE AeroTech Conference and Exhibition聽in Seattle, WA, and earned聽a feature story in the SAE International magazine聽"Momentum."听
Published on: 27 Jan 2016
By Cynthia Lee
Some drug regimens, such as those designed to eliminate tumors, are notorious for nasty side effects. Unwanted symptoms are often the result of medicine going where it鈥檚 not needed and harming healthy cells. To minimize this risk, researchers in Quebec have developed nanoparticles that only release a drug when exposed to near-infrared light, which doctors could beam onto a specific site. Their report appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Published on: 20 Jan 2016
Don't miss the January 15, 2016, edition of CBC Radio's 聽to learn how聽Prof Jeff Bergthorson and colleagues are finding ways for energy to be stored and transported via聽iron and other metals, a novel and potentially important method for delivering fossil-fuel-free power.
Published on: 19 Jan 2016
Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?
Metal powders, produced using clean primary energy sources, could provide a more viable long-term replacement for fossil fuels than other widely discussed alternatives, such as hydrogen, biofuels or batteries, according to a study in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Applied Energy.
Published on: 9 Dec 2015
Mechanical Engineering student, Da-Eun Kim, is one of five CEMF Engineering Ambassador Scholarship recipients this year. The scholarships, awarded by the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation, recognize the achievements and community engagement of top female engineering students in Canada. Ms Kim represents the Qu茅bec region. In the following Q&A, she shares more about her volunteer activities, Mecheng experience and plans for the future.
Published on: 12 Aug 2015
Mechnanical Engineering Professor Inna Sharf will speak at the on September 23-24 in Ottawa. The event, organized by the non-profit , brings together leaders from Canada's government, industry and academic communities to share knowledge about technological innovation and explore opportunities for collaboration and development.
Published on: 1 Aug 2015
As scientists continue to hunt for a material that will make it possible to pack more transistors on a chip, new research from 鲍鱼直播 and Universit茅 de Montr茅al adds to evidence that black phosphorus could emerge as a strong candidate.
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Published on: 7 Jul 2015
The 2015 Wighton Fellowship Award was awarded to Dr Amar Sabih for his exceptional and innovative contribution to the instruction of laboratory-based, undergraduate engineering courses in Canada. The fellowship is funded by a generous endowment from the late Dr J.L. Wighton, a professor with a commitment to the laboratory component of engineering curricula. In cooperation with the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science (NCDEAS) and the Sandford Fleming Foundation, the fellowship was formed in 1986.
Published on: 11 Jun 2015
Department of Mechanical Engineering alumnus Kieran Humphries is featured, along with electrical engineer Diego Mascarella, in the May 2015 edition of 鲍鱼直播's French-language publication 鲍鱼直播 dans la ville. "Diego and Kieran are both young and bright 鲍鱼直播-trained research engineers," said Prof Benoit Boulet, who supervises their work on the e-drivetrain APC project, which engages industry partners such as Linamar, TM4, Infolytica and Purolator.
Published on: 3 Jun 2015
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lucjan Kops died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, May 19, approximately one year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His friend and colleague Dr Helmi Attia was with Prof Kops at the time of his death. 鈥淗e was in comfort and in the care of a doctor and nurse who were taking very good care of him,鈥� Dr Attia said.
Published on: 22 May 2015
Students Pengfei Song, Weize Zhang and Alexandre Sobolevski, under the supervision of Professor Xinyu Liu, won the Best Paper Award in the Microfluidics Symposium at the 2014 ASME IMECE conference. The team developed a microfluidic device for on-chip culture, chemical perfusion and phenotype identification of the nematode worm C. elegans, a promising development for worm-based, high-throughput chemical testing. The device can house single worms in microfluidic chambers, the chemical environment of which can be adjusted according to experimental needs.
Published on: 16 May 2015
Musical instruments created by students Steven Phillips and Ajith Damodaran, under the supervision of Prof Larry Lessard, were displayed at the Design Museum in Ghent, Belgium, during the month of April 2015. An exhibition called 鈥淜unststof Natuurlijk,鈥� or 鈥淪ynthetic by Nature,鈥� showcased 50 objects made from flax, hemp, bamboo and other biocomposites. Natural fiber composites are gaining interest in engineering design, and this exhibit featured the state-of-the-art and future possibilities for these materials.
Published on: 6 May 2015
A concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, according to laboratory experiments by researchers at 鲍鱼直播.
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Published on: 16 Apr 2015
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