Mine waste rock drainage is one of the most challenging and lasting global environmental issues facing the entire mining industry, regulatory agencies and society as a whole. Mine drainage can be alkaline, neutral, moderately or extremely acidic and contains significant levels of sulfate, dissolved iron, and frequently a variety of heavy metals and metalloids. As […]

In the field of power electronics, one important goal is to make low power loss and super fast switching speed. In making this goal, GaN transistors are better choices than the conventional Si devices. In this project, we investigate the GaN technology design and details with simulation tools by Crosslight Software and testing data in […]

The purpose of analyzing the different stages of sleep by means of functional connectivity metrics is due to the overwhelming unlikelihood of seizures occurring during REM sleep. The functional connectivity metrics are computational algorithms run on a computer that determine if the signal from one node is similar to another in any way. These nodes […]

CERT has developed a technology to convert carbon dioxide into chemicals using water and renewable electricity in a system called a CO2 electrolyzer. They are scaling up this technology as part of the Carbon XPRIZE competition, a global race to find new technologies to make valuable products from CO2. CERT will take the CO2 from […]

Salt splitting is a technology in which an electrochemical cell containing 2 membranes to transport positive and negative ions, is used to produce sulfuric acid and caustic soda from sodium sulfate, a compound found commonly from industrial brine streams. Salt splitting electrolysis is a sustainable solution for the expanding markets of acid and caustic recovery […]

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are powering a myriad of electronic and electric devices. There are many types of LIBs used for various applications including electric vehicles, electronics, and stationary energy storage. They are mostly based on lithiumcobalt cathodic compounds. Conversely, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) is a cobalt free cathodic material that is preferred over cobalt based […]

The removal and movement of water is an essential activity for the safe and productive operation of mines. In the mining industry pumps are often required to operate several km underground. If a pump were to fail in such a location, the results can be costly and potentially unsafe. It can be exceedingly difficult to […]

Fatty Liver Disease affects approximately 20% of the Canadian population [1]. Furthermore, 4% of Canadians have developed serious inflammation and damage as a result of fat build-up in the liver [2]. This can quickly progress causing liver scarring and cancer [2]. Fatty liver disease requires early diagnosis for effective treatment to be implemented but unfortunately, […]

Hurd Solutions develops plant based materials to replace single-use petroleum based plastics. Hemp straw, a residue of hemp processing, is of particular interest to Hurd Solutions as it represents an underutilized value added product that would further reduce the environmental footprint of the hemp industry. This work will perform a comprehensive literature review of the […]

Automatic speech recognition (ASR)-based services have become an indispensable part of our daily life, thanks to products such as Apple Siri, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa. More and more smart home appliances are also controlled by voice. However, most of these services rely on speech recognition and natural language understanding services running in the cloud, […]

The problem at hand is an inability for municipalities across Canada to audit recycling and waste collection. Auditing comprises both the quantity and type of objects being disposed or recycled. The only existing option is manual, which cannot be applied beyond small intermittent inspections due to the significant cost, time commitment and inefficiency. In this […]

Microfluidic BioMEMS sensors are a promising technology to bring personalized diagnostic on a chip. Currently large scale instruments are required to take measurements with microfluidic MEMS. This introduces a technical challenge to launch affordable bio medical devices into the market. Therefore, through this project, bulky instruments required for microfluidic MEMS sensors will be replaced with […]