Posts Tagged: Western Engineering
Life-saving snake venom stops bleeding in seconds
July 14, 2021
Western University bioengineer and his international collaborators have found a novel use for snake venom: a body tissue ‘super glue’ that can stop life-threatening bleeding in seconds
‘Inside-the-box’ technology solves organ and vaccine transportation problem
October 5, 2020
Following a fatal car crash, a registered organ donor could save the lives of many patients critically awaiting heart, kidney,…
Research touts lower-cost, longer-life battery
August 17, 2020
New materials engineering research led by Western could translate into significant real-world benefits like greater range for electric vehicles and…
New natural approach to strengthening soil against disaster developed at Western
May 14, 2020
Western University’s Abouzar Sadrekarimi doesn’t want you to feel the Earth move beneath your feet so he’s leading research that…
Western University and General Dynamics join forces for medical face shield initiative
May 6, 2020
Based on an initiative, concept and design by Western University, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is now producing approximately 500 medical…
Western advanced manufacturing medical face shields for fight against COVID-19
March 31, 2020
Western University is supporting production of low-cost, substantively effective medical face shields that could be in hospitals for healthcare workers…
Western’s Northern Tornadoes Project goes coast to coast to coast with new national scope
June 13, 2019
Western University is set to become Canada’s leading authority on tornado tracking, research and analysis thanks to a major expansion…
New self-powered, smart implant may greatly reduce knee replacement surgeries
January 31, 2019
Knee replacement surgery is one of the world’s most common orthopedic procedures, but the implants don’t last forever. They can…
Ever-abundant sulphur may be answer for more powerful (and cheaper) electric vehicles
January 24, 2019
There’s a more powerful (and potentially cheaper) alternative to the batteries traditionally used for electric cars, but it’s not a…
Northern Tornadoes Project launches most comprehensive analysis ever in Canada
January 9, 2019
A unique, Western University-led project to discover and decode tornadoes in remote Northern Ontario has spun into a nationwide mission…