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Bessere Pflegeprodukte durch virtuelles Zähneputzen
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/3/1 21:26)
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Zahnpasten und -bürsten zu entwickeln, ist zeitraubend: Zahlreiche Proben müssen hergestellt und untersucht werden. Mit einer neuartigen Simulation lassen sich die verschiedenen Parameter wie etwa die Form der Borsten oder die Größe der Putzkörper mit einem Klick ändern. Die Hersteller können die Qualität neuer Zahnpflegeprodukte steigern und diese schneller auf den Markt bringen.
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Leichtbauteile schneller und energieeffizienter fertigen
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/3/1 19:55)
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Beim Konsolidieren von kohlenstofffaserverstärkten Kunststoffen (CFK) verbinden sich Einzelschichten aus Fasern und Kunststoff unter Druck und hoher Temperatur zu einer homogenen Platte. Fraunhofer-Forscher haben ein Verfahren entwickelt, das schnell und energieeffizient ist und sich auch für kleinere Stückzahlen sowie Hochtemperaturkunststoffe eignet: Sie bestrahlen CFK unter Vakuum direkt mit Infrarotstrahlung.
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Verhalten von CFK während Flügen exakt nachgewiesen
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/3/1 18:30)
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Über das Verhalten von kohlenstofffaserverstärkten Kunststoffen (CFK) während eines Flugs ist bislang wenig bekannt. Fraunhofer-Forscher haben bei der Clean Sky-Forschungsinitiative mit Hilfe eines auf Lichtwellenleitern basierenden Messaufbaus exakt nachgewiesen, wie stark sich CFK-Teile während des Fliegens verformen.
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Bessere Sicht bei Nachtfahrten
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/3/1 18:30)
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In der Dämmerung oder nachts passieren laut Statistik die meisten Unfälle ? oftmals ist schlechte Sicht der Auslöser. Intelligente Scheinwerfer, die sich der aktuellen Verkehrssituation anpassen, können Abhilfe schaffen. Fraunhofer-Forscher haben gemeinsam mit Partnern aus der Industrie ein hochauflösendes Beleuchtungssystem mit über 1000 LED-Pixeln entwickelt: Es bietet wesentlich mehr Möglichkeiten zur exakten Lichtverteilung als bisherige Lösungen und ist darüber hinaus energieeffizient.
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March 3, 2016?Interventional Ultrasound (Robert Rohling)Rohling?Seminar
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/3/1 2:12)
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UBC?s Clean Energy Research Centre to collaborate on research and education initiatives at Squamish?
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/2/28 12:08)
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The creation of a Squamish-based educational campus focused on the energy economy of the future is a step closer today with the announcement of a Statement of Cooperation, signed by the University of British Columbia?s Clean Energy Research Centre (UBC), the District of Squamish (DOS), Squamish Nation, Carbon Engineering, and Newport Beach Developments Limited Partnership (NBD). The agreement outlines how the organizations are exploring ways to collaborate towards establishing a centre for clean energy research and education as part of the iconic Squamish oceanfront development, located within the traditional territory of the Squamish Nation.
The four Squamish-based organizations ? DOS, Squamish Nation, Carbon Engineering, and NBD ? have formed the Squamish Clean Technology Association (SCTA) to seek out leading edge ventures that will help create an innovation hub focused on clean energy. The SCTA aspires to position Squamish as a world leader in climate change initiatives, and th ...
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Mikroreaktor statt Tierversuch
from Fraunhofer Presseinformationen
(2016/2/25 17:12)
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Europaweit arbeiten Forscher an Messverfahren, mit denen sich schädliche Nebenwirkungen von Medikamenten ohne Tierversuche bewerten lassen. Viele dieser alternativen Methoden aber bereiten noch Probleme. In einem europäischen Verbundprojekt wurde deshalb ein Mikrobioreaktor entwickelt, in dem sich Leberzellproben sehr gut kultivieren lassen. Anders als im Tierversuch kann man damit erstmals live mitverfolgen, wie eine Substanz auf das Gewebe wirkt. Der Bioreaktor ist somit ein erster Schritt, um zukünftig einen Teil der zur Medikamentenentwicklung notwendigen Tierversuche zu reduzieren.
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Florin Gheorghe, MECH alumnus and CEO of Arbutus Medical, accepted into Sauder?s Innovation HubArbut
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/2/20 9:45)
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Former Mechanical Engineering student Florin Gheorghe and his team at Arbutus Medical have been accepted into Sauder’s Coast Capital Savings Innovation Hub, a prestigious one-year program that helps promising entrepreneurs turn great ideas into successful businesses. Arbutus Medical was started by Gheorghe (now the company’s CEO) and a group of other students from UBC’s Engineers in Scrubs program who envisioned an integrated and sterile surgical drill cover that would transform low-cost hardware store drills into safe and accurate surgical drills for use in Uganda. The prohibitive $30,000 cost of regular surgical drills forced Ugandan surgeons to resort to imprecise and slow hand drills or unsterile hardware drills, often resulting in disfigurement, severe infection and loss of life. With the help of Entrepreneurship at UBC (e@UBC) and the Federal Government?s Grand Challenges Canada initiative, Arbutus Medical’s drill covers have now been produced a ...
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UBC Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering programs to receive $2M from Seaspan ShipyardsSeapsan
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/2/19 5:29)
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The 2015-16 MEng and MEL NAME students at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards.
The University of British Columbia announced today that it will receive a $2 million investment from Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) over the next seven years to support innovative teaching and research in the naval architecture and marine engineering programs within UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science. As a result, two new UBC chair positions will be created, one in naval architecture and one in marine systems engineering, both of which are expected to be recruited this summer.
UBC currently offers two professional graduate programs in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering: a purely technical Master of Engineering (M.Eng) program, currently on its third cohort, and a business-oriented Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) program, which accepted its first cohort in January. The Mechanical Engineering department has also offered a naval architecture specialization option within their undergradua ...
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Florin Gheorghe, MECH alumnus and CEO of Arbutus Medical, accepted into Sauder?s Innovation HubArbut
from UBC Mechanical Engineering
(2016/2/18 9:45)
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Former Mechanical Engineering student Florin Gheorghe and his team at Arbutus Medical have been accepted into Sauder’s Coast Capital Savings Innovation Hub, a prestigious one-year program that helps promising entrepreneurs turn great ideas into successful businesses. Arbutus Medical was started by Gheorghe (now the company’s CEO) and a group of other students from UBC’s Engineers in Scrubs program who envisioned an integrated and sterile surgical drill cover that would transform low-cost hardware store drills into safe and accurate surgical drills for use in Uganda. The prohibitive $30,000 cost of regular surgical drills forced Ugandan surgeons to resort to imprecise and slow hand drills or unsterile hardware drills, often resulting in disfigurement, severe infection and loss of life. With the help of Entrepreneurship at UBC (e@UBC) and the Federal Government?s Grand Challenges Canada initiative, Arbutus Medical’s drill covers have now been produced a ...
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