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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.

Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows

Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage

Civil engineering's active transportation lab headed by Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.

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