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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

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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

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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

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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.

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