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September 1, 2023

Carleton Student Designs Award-Winning Computer Mouse for Hand Tremors

A Carleton University student has won a prestigious award for his design of a computer mouse for people with hand tremors.

June 1, 2023

Carleton Opens Centre for Advanced Building Envelope Research

Carleton community members, government officials and industry representatives gathered today to mark the official opening of Carleton's Centre for Advanced Building Envelope Research (CABER). The state-of-the-art facility will be used to investigate innovative materials and... More

May 9, 2023

Say No to CO2: Carleton Researcher Uses Metals to Produce Zero Pollution Energy

Carleton researcher is using metals as fuel to reduce greenhouse gases and pollutants released from fossil fuels.

March 17, 2023

New Non-Invasive Tool Detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Early

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are devastating neurodegenerative diseases, primarily seen in those over the age of 65 and collectively affecting nearly one million Canadians. Where Parkinson's affects the part of the brain that controls movement, Alzheimer's... More

February 21, 2023

Tackling Global Warming: Entrepreneurs Raise over $10 Million for Innovative Approach to Removing Carbon

Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and replacing them with renewable sources of clean energy is the most important front in the fight against climate change. This crucial transition will reduce the amount of atmospheric... More

December 20, 2022

Carleton Researchers Address Sustainable Housing

Housing plays an integral role in Canada's economy, environment, and society, and in an era of climate change, creating sustainable housing has become incredibly important to the integrity and longevity of the built environment and... More

October 18, 2022

Unsung Heroes: Carleton Lab Techs Support Student and Faculty Research Behind the Scenes

When Carleton University engineering researchers have eureka moments in the middle of the night, their first stop the next morning is often the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering shop on the second floor of the Mackenzie... More

September 30, 2022

Carleton Opens Groundbreaking Ericsson-Carleton Mobile Wireless Lab

Carleton University community members, government officials and industry representatives gathered to mark the official opening of the Ericsson-Carleton Mobile Wireless Lab in Carleton’s ARISE building.

May 1, 2022

Microplastics Pollution and Your Health: Using Technology to Find a Growing Environmental Threat

Carleton University's Global Water Institute, which is directed by Civil and Environmental Engineering researcher Banu Örmeci, is collaborating with industry partners to develop technologies to monitor microplastics in water, air and on the land.

April 20, 2022

Protecting Cities from Climate Risks

Floods are the most frequently occurring natural hazard in Canada, compromising people, activities, and essential infrastructure—and costing hundreds of millions in damages. Severe and heavy downpours can cause aging sewer systems, dams and reservoirs to become... More

April 16, 2022

Improving Orthopedic Implants and Surgery: Researchers use Robotic Arm to Support Orthopedic Innovations

Carleton Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering researcher Andrew Speirs is working on a project where a the robot arm will allow him and the team to apply rotations and see how forces affect the reconstruction of... More

April 11, 2022

Mission Critical Technology: Start-up Aims to Make Spacecraft More Sustainable

Docking one spacecraft to another is a very challenging procedure, which is why a pair of Carleton University engineering graduates started Obruta Space Solutions, an Ottawa-based company whose goal is to simplify the process of... More