Dr. Yasmin Abdin and her team in AMPEL are producing low-cost and high-value carbon fibres from low-value waste by-products.
Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her team in AMPEL are producing low-cost and high-value carbon fibres from low-value waste by-products, including oil sands asphaltenes, in partnership with Alberta’s CarboMAT Inc. 4 million in funding is coming from Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta. “Our carbon fibre manufacturing breakthroughs pave the way for other innovations that can […]
Composites Knowledge Network receives $1.75M to help small- and medium-sized businesses
PacifiCan announced a $1.75 million grant for the Composites Knowledge Network (CKN) within UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science. (Credit: SiMing Zheng) This article originally appeared on Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan). On October 16, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada […]
AMPEL researchers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers
Smart soft sensor can improve prosthetics and enhance human-robot interaction Smart, stretchable and highly sensitive, a new soft sensor developed by UBC and Honda researchers opens the door to a wide range of applications in robotics and prosthetics. When applied to the surface of a prosthetic arm or a robotic limb, the sensor skin provides […]
AMPEL-SBQMI Bike Team Shares UBC’s Commuter Challenge Trophy
AMPEL-SBQMI 42-strong bike team was named among the 3-top performing UBC teams in HUB’s recent Spring Go-By-Bike-Week event, held May 30 – June 5, 2022. UBC Campus and Community Planning awarded the UBC Commuter Challenge Trophy to 3 top performing teams, of which AMPEL-SBQMI was recognized for signing up the greatest number of new participants […]
New ARCAM Q20Plus Electron Beam Melting Machine, BRIM 248
New to the Brimacombe building is a medical and industrial grade 3D metal printing system. A GE/ARCAM Q20Plus Electron Beam Melting (EBM) machine and a Spectra H Powder Recovery System (PRS) have been installed and commissioned as part of the Additive Manufacturing lab in AMPEL. The commissioning process was completed in March 2020. The […]
Greening Our World Through Automation
An interview with Project Ada researchers: Curtis Berlinguette, Professor, UBC Chemistry, Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, AMPEL Fraser Parlane, Graduate Student, UBC Chemistry Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, AMPEL Curtis Berlinguette I am co-leading Project Data, where we are developing the world’s first selfdriving robot for accelerating and optimizing thin film materials. Thin film materials […]
The Tale of the Accidental Heat Trap
An interview with Alireza Nojeh, Professor, UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, AMPEL My research is in the area of nanotechnology. Roughly speaking, think about scaling me down by a billion times, you would get a nanomaterial. In particular, my group looks at the excitation and transport of electrons within materials, […]
Translating world-class knowledge on composite materials and structures
The CRN Knowledge Mobilization Centre (CRN-KMC) is seizing the opportunity to be Canada’s leader in translating world-class knowledge on composite materials and structures to industry quickly and effectively to benefit small businesses, their employees and the communities they serve. Headquarters University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Network […]