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Pharmacology - Mechanical Engineering - 03.10.2024

Water pipeline leaks were a big issue in Calgary this past summer , plunging the entire city into two extended periods of water-use restrictions after a mainline suffered a major break in June.
Mechanical Engineering - 06.05.2024
A better way to ride a motorcycle
Motorcycles are designed to accommodate the average-sized rider, leaving taller and shorter riders vulnerable to discomfort. A new study from the University of Waterloo used software that predicted realistic motorcycle riding behaviours, considering human factors and ergonomic trade-offs. It found that shorter and taller statures require joint adjustments to achieve their preferred riding posture.
Mechanical Engineering - 15.02.2023

Researchers at the University of Toronto are collaborating with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to optimize the design and layout of a new plant for processing used nuclear fuel packages.
Mechanical Engineering - 06.12.2022
Solving a messy problem
Engineering researchers make a media splash with sleek new 'splash-free' urinal design By Brian Caldwell Faculty of Engineering Engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo followed their curiosity and called on nature for inspiration for a new urinal design that has attracted internatinal attention by solving the messy problem of splash-back.
Life Sciences - Mechanical Engineering - 08.08.2022

Engineering researchers have some simple advice for people learning to ride hoverboards: it's all in the ankles. An experiment using sophisticated cameras and sensors attached to first-time riders revealed that ankle movements, not knee or hip movements, are the key to catching on to the increasingly popular devices.
Innovation - Apr 16
Rinaldi Family's gift powers Ontario Tech's new AI and Rehabilitation Research Chair
Rinaldi Family's gift powers Ontario Tech's new AI and Rehabilitation Research Chair

Environment - Apr 15
Ontario Tech researchers receive funding from Natural Resources Canada to study nuclear fuel safety and sustainability
Ontario Tech researchers receive funding from Natural Resources Canada to study nuclear fuel safety and sustainability

Social Sciences - Apr 15
Lack of services, stigma leave male survivors of intimate partner violence without support, SFU study finds
Lack of services, stigma leave male survivors of intimate partner violence without support, SFU study finds