October 24, 2018 Researchers design “smart” surfaces, creating promise for safer implants and more accurate diagnostic tests The surface coatings can repel everything, such as bacteria, viruses and living cells, but can be modified to permit beneficial exceptions.
May 2, 2018 Big Ideas: Going against the grain Discover how four McMaster Engineering grads became stars overnight with a novel solution to a big problem.
March 29, 2018 Big Ideas: Using Technology to Build Community Janelle Hinds is a tech-savvy entrepreneur who has already left a lasting mark on McMaster.
(Opens in new window) March 21, 2018 SOSCIP Bringing together health care, big data and machine learning Omar Boursalie is a second-year PhD student in the School of Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University. His research focus is on overcoming challenges in health care through big data and machine learning.
(Opens in new window) February 26, 2018 Brighter World Vector Institute names two Biomedical Engineering students to inaugural Postgraduate Affiliate program Two McMaster PhD students and one postdoctoral fellow have been named to the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s Postgraduate Affiliate program.
February 9, 2018 McMaster University engineers make drug testing more efficient and affordable McMaster University engineers have devised a way to make testing for new drugs more efficient and affordable, and reduce the time for helpful medications to reach the public.
November 14, 2017 Stars overnight: McMaster Engineering alumni receive international attention The Electrical and Biomedical Engineering alumni recently accepted the prestigious international award and $50K to support the development of the team’s skin cancer detection device.
November 8, 2017 Searching for a silent threat: McMaster Engineering grads receive James Dyson Award for cancer detection device The Electrical and Biomedical Engineering alumni have been recognized for the development of a skin cancer detection device.
October 4, 2017 #InsidetheLab: Improving healthcare with bio-inspired technologies McMaster Engineering students share their innovative research and a typical day in the life in their lab environment.
August 17, 2017 #InsidetheLab: Combining natural and synthetic materials to create new health technologies Four McMaster Engineering students take you inside the new Biohybrids Lab on today’s Inside the Lab Instagram Takeover.
August 17, 2017 #InsideTheLab: New ideas sprout from nanotechnology Michael Majcher and Kaylie Lau are investigating the impact of starch nanoparticle hydrogels on the growth and soil moisture content of soybean plants.