Topics: Engineering
From glucose to the hose: Fluorine-free firefighting foam concentrate production
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Firefighting foams contain PFAS. These engineering students proposed a greener option.
From carbon to the clouds: A methanol-to-jet fuel pathway
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Student team designs a process to turn captured CO2 into sustainable aviation fuel.
Hemp-based aerogel for apparel insulation
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UBC students design process to turn waste hemp into aerogel insulation.
A next-generation tablet coating
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UBC students develop an innovative coating to extend the life of pharmaceutical tablets.
BurgAir: A microbial meat alternative burger for a food-secure future
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Students design a burger that skips the farm.
Free-flowing pipes: Detergent lipase to break down kitchen oils
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Students design an enzyme solution to unclog drains.
A bioprocess to produce stem-cell-derived CAR-T cells for cancer treatment
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Capstone team design a bioprocess to deliver 22,000 CAR-T cancer treatments annually.
Closing the loop: Turning textile waste into feedstock
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UBC capstone team finds innovative way to turn old clothes into glucose.
UBC Applied Science researchers receive investment from New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration competition
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This funding supports researchers to conduct innovative high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research.
Six UBC Applied Science experts announced as Canada Research Chairs
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Researchers from UBC Engineering and UBC Nursing have been named or renewed as Canada Research Chairs, representing an investment into UBC Applied Science's impactful, innovative work.