Topics: Research Excellence
Researchers develop cheaper way to make carbon fibers from oil sands byproducts
American Society of Mechanical Engineers | | Media coverage
Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin has developed a method to turn asphaltene into carbon fibre.
What B.C. is learning about earthquakes from the 2023 disaster in Turkey
The Weather Network | | Media coverage
A team of civil engineering researchers are investigating why some buildings collapsed and not others during the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
A navigation app that suggests the safest route
CKNW Mornings with Simi | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tarek Sayed has developed a navigation app with an algorithm that suggests the safest route.
UBC engineering researcher lifting virus detection to next level
| Announcement
UBC engineering researcher Dr. Sepideh Pakpour is developing new technology using magnetic levitation to collect, purify and detect viruses in the air.
UBC Okanagan researcher is lifting virus detection to the next level
Castanet Kamloops | | Media coverage
UBC engineering researcher Dr. Sepideh Pakpour is developing new technology using magnetic levitation to collect, purify and detect viruses in the air.
UBCO researchers recover vital resources from wastewater sludge
| Announcement
Using a combination of heat, water and phase separation, these researchers have developed a cost-effective method to concentrate phosphorous—which can be efficiently recovered by extraction—from wastewater sludge.
Would you rather get there more quickly or more safely?
Research2Reality | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tarek Sayed is 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.
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.