A massive environmental chamber (a 13x13x13-foot, wood-stick framed cube) being built by Green Building Technologies (GBT) researchers will be comprised of sensors, steel, insulation and drywall. The chamber will allow industry partners to determine the “R” value (heat resistance) of…
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“Hacking” doesn’t have to be a bad word. RADLab team members Benjamin Reed, Stephanie Krause and Sherry Yang will compete in the Calgary Region Hackathon to create an innovative software solution that connects municipalities in the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). Held in the…
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World-wide electronic traceability of livestock is a critical tool in the management of animal disease outbreaks. North America-based manufacturers of RFID animal-tracing equipment no longer have to send their equipment to Europe for testing. Certification can be done at the…
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Destructive testing is a powerful tool which can tell us a lot about the properties of materials. However, testing has to be done correctly. Potentially hazardous airborne particles, such as fiberglass shards or metal fragments, can result from these tests….
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An industry partner came to the Design, Fabrication and Testing research team with a challenge – to create a transparent pump housing which would demonstrate cavitation (when bubbles form in low pressure areas side the pump, then collapse and trigger…
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