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Waste cotton to nanofibres

UBC lab spins nanofibre ‘gold’ from waste fabrics

Fast fashion generates huge amounts of textile waste, but researchers have developed a way to recycle some of that fabric into useful products In the materials engineering labs at UBC, […]

Oct 15, 2019

UBC associate professor of materials engineering Goran Fernlund and Navid Zobeiry, research associate at UBC’s composites research network.

UBC-designed cooler combats vaccine spoilage in developing world

Many vaccines must be kept at temperatures between two to eight degrees Celsius or they may spoil, but storing them in that narrow range of temperatures can be a challenge in remote areas with limited refrigeration.

Mar 14, 2018

Welding sparks interest of UBC engineer

Welding sparks interest of UBC engineer

Engineering grad Jennifer Peverelle is headed to a career in the U.S., thanks to her own creativity and initiative.

May 7, 2014

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