As the world grapples with climate change and seeks to transition to a low-carbon future, small modular reactors (SMRs) have emerged as a promising solution to meet the increasing global demand for clean and sustainable energy. Recently, Western sign …
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Nuclear safety concerns rise as Russia takes control of power plant
Western engineering professor and nuclear materials expert weighs in on the facts
Western researchers receive $1.25M in federal funding
More than half a million of grant money for research to develop complex disease profiles
Western-led research team tracks 100 tornadoes in 2021
Northern Tornadoes Project investigates extreme weather in Canada for better detection, protection
Tornado researchers expand scope to study hail
Northern Hail Project furthers Western’s severe storm investigative strength
Mitigating for angle, ‘torque’ of impact key to safer hockey helmets: study
Western engineers find latest helmet tech could be improved to withstand indirect hits to the head
Western Engineering awards new diversity-focused fellowship
Two doctoral candidates receive inaugural Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology Momentum Fellowship
Free book teaches DIY for solar energy
Western prof Joshua Pearce promotes low-cost access to sun power
Patch could give new life to weak heart
A new ultra-flexible cardiac patch may one day be used to restore function to a damaged heart following a cardiac arrest.
Life-saving snake venom
Researchers create reptile-derived ‘super glue’ that stops bleeding in seconds using visible light
Online voting is here, but are we ready? Research shows not even close
Aleksander Essex and his team investigated Ontario’s online voting practices and procedures for municipal elections and found numerous issues and irregularities.
‘Perseverance’ pays off for Western Space alumnus
Western alumnus Raymond Francis serves as an engineer on NASA’s science operations team for the Perseverance rover, which is set to land in Jezero crater on Mars.
New process can extend lifetime of metals
Western materials engineer Hamid Abdolvand and his team discovered important factors into the deformation of metals used in automobiles and nuclear reactors, and developed new models to predict the lifetimes of these materials.
Nuclear safety concerns rise as Russia takes control of power plant
Western engineering professor and nuclear materials expert weighs in on the facts
Western researchers receive $1.25M in federal funding
More than half a million of grant money for research to develop complex disease profiles
Western-led research team tracks 100 tornadoes in 2021
Northern Tornadoes Project investigates extreme weather in Canada for better detection, protection
Tornado researchers expand scope to study hail
Northern Hail Project furthers Western’s severe storm investigative strength
Mitigating for angle, ‘torque’ of impact key to safer hockey helmets: study
Western engineers find latest helmet tech could be improved to withstand indirect hits to the head
Western Engineering awards new diversity-focused fellowship
Two doctoral candidates receive inaugural Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology Momentum Fellowship
Free book teaches DIY for solar energy
Western prof Joshua Pearce promotes low-cost access to sun power
Patch could give new life to weak heart
A new ultra-flexible cardiac patch may one day be used to restore function to a damaged heart following a cardiac arrest.
Life-saving snake venom
Researchers create reptile-derived ‘super glue’ that stops bleeding in seconds using visible light
Online voting is here, but are we ready? Research shows not even close
Aleksander Essex and his team investigated Ontario’s online voting practices and procedures for municipal elections and found numerous issues and irregularities.
‘Perseverance’ pays off for Western Space alumnus
Western alumnus Raymond Francis serves as an engineer on NASA’s science operations team for the Perseverance rover, which is set to land in Jezero crater on Mars.
New process can extend lifetime of metals
Western materials engineer Hamid Abdolvand and his team discovered important factors into the deformation of metals used in automobiles and nuclear reactors, and developed new models to predict the lifetimes of these materials.