Topics: Research Excellence
New algorithm maps safest routes for city drivers
| Announcement
UBC engineering researchers are developing a new algorithm approach which identifies the safest possible route in an urban network using real-time crash risk data, and can be incorporated into navigation apps such as Google Maps.
From waste to want: Converting carbon dioxide to liquid fuels and carbon fibres
| Announcement
Is it possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating useful products? UBC researchers are exploring how to transform carbon dioxide into liquid fuels and carbon fibres.
Wearable screens? Researchers develop stretchy, color-changing display
Tech Times | | Media coverage
Electrical and computer engineering researchers Dr. John Madden and Claire Preston have developed a flexible display that promises to be a game-changer in industries from healthcare to packaging.
UBC researchers turn black bitumen into green carbon fibres
JEC Composites | | Media coverage
Materials engineer Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her colleagues have developed a way to convert bitumen into commercial-grade carbon fibres.
UBC engineers successfully develop carbon fiber from bitumen
Composites World | | Media coverage
Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her collaborators have turned bitumen into carbon fiber, a crucial product for the energy transition.
Professor: Impact of forever chemicals on the environment
NTD | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discussed the dangers of forever chemicals.
High tech textiles: UBC researchers develop carbon fibre process sourced from oil sands materials
Collision Repair Magazine | | Media coverage
Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her collaborators have turned bitumen into carbon fibre.
This UBC professor is spinning the stuff of electric dreams
| Announcement
Materials engineering expert Dr. Yasmine Abdin is transforming bitumen from Alberta oilsands into carbon fibre, a lightweight material used in electric cars and aeroplanes.
Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Civil engineering's active transportation lab headed by Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.
Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
UBC’s research on active transportation lab and civil engineering prof. Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.