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Engineering
The Automation of a Thermal Compound Press
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Our project As part of an initiative to improve the allocation of labour, Corvus Energy required a subsystem designed to automate the compression of thermal compound on energy cells in producing energy storage systems (ESS). Initially, the…
Robotic Zippin’ Airhockey
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Our project We were tasked by the UBC Engineering Physics Project Lab to develop a platform for a next-generation AI and Automation course. Over the last two years, we designed and built an automated air hockey table that allows students to pit…
Monitor Nature with AI Automatic Change Detection
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Our project Billions of trees are lost due to deforestation every year, increasing the severity of the impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity. Immediate action is required to prevent more trees from being cut. We developed an easy-to-use…
UBC Engineering and Fraunhofer aim to digitally transform aerospace, automotive manufacturing
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The Internet of Things and big data are revolutionizing how the manufacturing industry operates. A freshly launched research collaboration between UBC Faculty of Applied Science and two Fraunhofer Institutes will provide new digital offerings.
Lynn Creek Bridge Replacement
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Our project The Lynn Creek bridge is located on the Main Street / Cotton Road corridor in North Vancouver, which is a major arterial connection to Highway 1 and is currently a pinch point for active transportation modes and transit. This bridge…
Bioprocess and Biomaterial Applications in Retinal Regeneration
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Our project Maxwell Therapeutics Inc. is a UBC-incubated startup that is developing biotechnology to regenerate multiple co-dependent retinal layers for the treatment of retinal degeneration or trauma. Our project focused on developing a high-…
UBC Engineers develop nano-copper to quickly kill superbugs
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A team of UBC researchers led by Dr. Amanda Clifford (she/her), an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering, have designed a nano-copper coating that includes bacteria-killing nanoscale features and zinc.