December 16, 2021 Mac Eng student wins Pat Burnell Young Investigator Award for infectious aerosol research Mathura Thirugnanasampanthar received the award at a premier international conference for her research on infectious aerosols.
December 15, 2021 Student research fair inspires budding entrepreneurs and innovators Nearly 200 students attended the 6th Annual Research & Entrepreneurship Fair, which occurred virtually on Hopin.
December 13, 2021 Innovating with empathy: Student-led research team earns silver for novel bacterial treatment The McMaster SynBio Team was recognized for their biological therapy project targeting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
(Opens in new window) December 10, 2021 Brighter World Toward more durable COVID vaccines: McMaster spinout company earns key international grant A new company spawned by McMaster University innovation in the arena of vaccine manufacturing has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
(Opens in new window) December 8, 2021 BBC News In the media: The smart packaging that knows if your food is safe to eat McMaster researchers have developed smart bio-markers on food packaging to indicate whether or not food is contaminated.
December 8, 2021 Researchers create contamination test for dairy products, using technology that can be printed inside containers Researchers have developed a test to reveal bacterial contamination in dairy products well before they have a chance to reach anyone’s lips.
(Opens in new window) December 1, 2021 Ottawa Citizen In the media: It may be time to get rid of your old cloth masks Despite a recent Public Health Agency of Canada recommendation that medical masks are most effective, cloth masks can work too as long as they meet certain criteria.
November 23, 2021 McSCert project to help assure the safety of focused ultrasound medical device The partnership will bring the device one step closer to market, while also pioneering new software and engineering techniques to test the safety of software-intensive medical devices.
(Opens in new window) November 19, 2021 Brighter World How a Mac student turned a first-year project into a global success story
November 19, 2021 76 McMaster Engineering researchers named among the world’s top 2 per cent The database recognizes the long-term career performance of scientists around the world, living or deceased, who are the most-cited authors in their disciplines between 1965 and 2020.
November 16, 2021 Seeing the light: Research breakthrough by McMaster PhD student creates a simple, cost-effective laser on silicon Khadijeh Miarabbas Kiani is the lead author of a paper that demonstrates a single, working laser on silicon, using a simple, cost-effective method.
November 9, 2021 TeraGo Partners with McMaster University to Deploy the First Institution-based Private 5G Millimeter Wave Network The two entities plan to develop the most cutting-edge technologies for advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 in Canada.