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Building a rig to make smart swim goggles smarter
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The challengeIn 2019, Vancouver-based company FORM developed the world’s first smart swim goggles that collect real-time metrics on a swimmer’s stroke rate, distance per stroke, pace, heart rate and more. For the next generation of their swim…
Producing Hepatitis B virus-like-particle vaccines using Pichia pastoris
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Our projectWe wanted to develop an innovative process to produce a vaccine for hepatitis B, a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. Our approach is to create a virus-like particle, a molecule that resembles a virus but that is non…
Recycling and injection moulding of aeronautical post-consumer low density polyethylene
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The challengePassengers journey to the edge of space inside a pressurized capsule that is lofted by a helium-filled low-density polyethylene (LDPE) balloon.
Designing a completely compostable diaper
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The challengeNinety percent of a disposable diaper consists of plastic, and each year, more than 30 billion disposable diapers end up in North American landfills.
Recycling an innovative material into lightweight, abrasion-resistant shin pads
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The challengeALUULA Composites is a high-performance material manufacturing company that creates composites with high tear and stretch resistance that are used in many products across a range of markets.
Designing and building a fish identification and sorter for the Big Bar fish wheel
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The challengeThe goal was to reduce the person-hours required to operate the fish wheel and make the process more efficient.
SeaBrick: Manufacturing a new construction material out of kelp
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The challengeSeaBrick is a startup company trying to create an interlocking, buoyant brick system made from kelp that could be used as an alternative to metal or concrete for marine infrastructure
beezy: Remotely monitoring beehives to detect and prevent infestations
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The challengeBeekeeping is a significant contributor to Canada’s agricultural sector, both in terms of direct economic impact through honey production as well as through the crucial pollination services provided by bees.
Groundwater remediation at Giant Mine
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The challengeThe Giant Mine in Yellowknife, which closed in 2004, has left a devastating environmental legacy that includes 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide dust – a lethal and water-soluble substance that is stored in underground chambers.
Using algae to sequester carbon and produce astaxanthin and fertilizer
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The challengeTo support their goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Technical Services Trail, an applied research group from Teck Resources, asked us to develop a theoretical design for an indus