Topics: Research Excellence
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.
Peer support to better men’s mental health at core of new B.C. study
Today in BC | | Media coverage
UBC Nursing's Drs. Paul Sharp and John Oliffe (UBC’s Men’s Health Research Program) are finding ways to help men with their mental health struggles through the power of social connection.
These magic mushrooms are in the innovation spotlight
Pivot Magazine | | Media coverage
SALA's associate professor Dr. Joe Dahmen discusses the innovative applications of mushroom-based materials in architecture.
World-first program aims to transform mental health therapy for men
| Announcement
Every day in Canada, approximately nine men die by suicide. Dr. Zac Seidler, a member of UBC's Reducing Male Suicide research cluster, has created a new, man-centric form of therapy to improve how men in crisis engage with and respond to…
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.