March 26, 2018 McMaster civil engineer studying Hamilton transit The team involved in the new project will undertake a systematic review of Hamilton’s transit network to re-envision the HSR.
(Opens in new window) March 25, 2018 THE CONVERSATION How smartphones are heating up the planet Smart phones are rarely recycled, and that’s just one reason tech devices are increasing our carbon footprints.
March 22, 2018 Big Ideas: Blurring the boundaries between science and engineering Innovation happens when researchers “straddle the fence” between disciplines. Just ask Todd Hoare.
(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) March 14, 2018 Brighter World In nuclear safety, there’s no room for failure to communicate From running a nuclear power plant to creating and implementing an emergency response plan, clear communication is the key to keeping people safe, says nuclear engineer Dave Novog.
March 13, 2018 Understanding the future of health, engineering and business at AI Linker event The event brought 150 students, health professionals, researchers and entrepreneurs together at CIBC Hall for a panel discussion and debates.
March 8, 2018 International Women’s Day: 4 women in engineering who are changing the world McMaster Engineering celebrates International Women’s Day by honouring four women who are making a big impact on the world through their engineering research.
March 7, 2018 Big Ideas: Engineering is for everyone Disease detective Leyla Soleymani builds sensors that make finding disease faster, easier and more accurate.
(Opens in new window) March 6, 2018 Brighter World Special delivery Heather Sheardown has developed a way to deliver microscopic “packets” of medicine inside micelles, sphere-shaped fatty molecules that stick to the eye’s mucous layer.
March 5, 2018 Sarah Dickson named Philomathia Chair 2018 The Philomathia Foundation supports innovative, forward-thinking individuals and ideas, and established this research Chair to support a professor with expertise in Engineering and Global Water Policy.
February 28, 2018 Study shows smartphones harm the environment Data centres and smartphones will be the most damaging information and communications technologies to the environment by 2040, according to new research from W Booth School’s Lotfi Belkhir.
February 15, 2018 Big Ideas: Saving lives, one radar technology at a time Natalia Nikolova is finding new ways to detect breast cancer and concealed weapons through microwaves.
