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New flexible sensor holds potential for foldable touch screens
Mar. 17, 2017

New flexible sensor holds potential for foldable touch screens

Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone and put away in your pocket, or an artificial skin that can sense your body’s movements and vital signs. A new, inexpensive sensor developed at the University of British Columbia could help make advanced devices like these a reality.

LATEST NEWS

 

FNHA and UBC establish chair to prevent cancer and improve wellbeing

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and the University of British Columbia have created a faculty position dedicated to improving cancer outcomes and overall wellness among First Nations and Indigenous people.

UBC Sauder’s election prediction markets take on pollsters

A stock market at the UBC Sauder School of Business is aiming to predict the winner of B.C.’s upcoming provincial election.

Brain patterns cannot reveal end-of-life decisions for patients with severe brain injuries

A growing field of research is examining the brain patterns produced by people with severe brain injuries who can no longer communicate and appear to be in a vegetative state.

OPINIONS

 

How American democracy could slowly fade away

David Moscrop, a UBC political science PhD candidate, wrote an op-ed for Maclean’s about the slipping away of democracy in America.

ATHLETICS

 

Boughn and Saxvik shine as UBC triumphs over Queens

The tournament host Queen’s Gaels put in a valiant effort but ultimately fell 2-1 to the No.1 seed UBC Thunderbirds in Thursday night’s championship.

ARTS AND CULTURE

 

Les Belles-Soeurs

Michel Tremblay’s Raucous, realistic, women of Les Belles-Soeurs explodes with fresh direction.


VIDEO

 

Measuring well-being using social media

Social media such as Twitter and Facebook provide a rich, if imperfect portal onto people’s lives.
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