Topics: Engineering

Should you wear a mask? Advice for navigating a mask-optional Canada

CBC | | Media coverage

Three UBC students named engineering ambassadors

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Three UBC Engineering undergraduate students have received Ambassador Awards from the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF).

Why Canada is so far behind Europe in electrifying rail

CBC | | Media coverage

Until two years ago, mRNA vaccines had never been approved. Now, vast research offers hope in treating more than COVID-19

The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage

COVID-19: UBC research shows how blood tests can predict patient outcomes

The Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage

Shaping water

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Engineering researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a simple way to create soft structures of various shapes and sizes using oil and water.

Hauling freight trains with electric locomotives is now starting to happen

CBC | | Media coverage

UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Gord Lovegrove said given climate and pollution concerns, rail companies need to electrify "because diesel is going to be regulated out of existence."

Gelatin could hold the key to developing electronic ‘smart skins’: UBC study

Lake Cowichan Gazette | | Media coverage

UBC engineering researchers are working on creating smart skin that mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin using hydrogels. Professor Dr. John Madden and former graduate student Yuta Dobashi were quoted.

BRIMM webinar series: The future of biotechnology in mining

May 17, 2022 | 10:00am - 11:30am | Event

BRIMM is excited to partner with the MICA network (Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator) to deliver a 2-day webinar series: The Future of Biotechnology in Mining.

Engineers at UBC get under the skin of ionic skin

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In the quest to build smart skin that mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin, ionic skins have shown significant advantages. They're made of flexible, biocompatible hydrogels that use ions to carry an electrical charge. In contrast to…

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