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CFI Innovation Fund Series: wearable technologies transforming healthcare sector
November 23, 2017SFU professor and Tier I Canada Research Chair, Carlo Menon, whose research focuses on biomedical... read more
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Inaugural robotics competition challenges students to merge art and engineering
November 22, 2017The Applied Science Building atrium was abuzz last Friday evening as students competed in the final... read more
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Students aim to build zero emissions race car for first international contest
November 16, 2017A team of SFU students has begun its design work on an all-electric vehicle, one that is capable of... read more
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Brave soles? Study looks to prevent foot pain in standing workers
November 09, 2017Researchers at SFU’s Surrey campus are working with WorkSafeBC and Kintec, a Surrey-based... read more
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Research team lands “best pitch” at Stanford’s VR Brainstorm Lab
October 11, 2017An SFU research team studying how Virtual Reality (VR) can help people recover from addiction... read more
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Convocation Fall 2017: Meet the graduands
October 05, 2017Here are just some of the amazing students graduating from the Faculty of Applied Sciences during... read more
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Designing energy storage solutions is just the beginning for this mechatronics grad
October 05, 2017In Grade 10, Emmeline Agassini was already researching which university to attend. She knew she... read more
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Twins tackle technology together
October 04, 2017Twin brothers Ryan and Gareth Bosley have always shared similar aspirations, so it was no surprise... read more
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NSERC funds help researchers study body tissue response to accidents, aging
September 08, 2017SFU researchers will be able to more efficiently learn how the human body’s tissue responds... read more
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Technology Entrepreneurship@SFU Class of 2017 makes final presentations
August 24, 2017In front of an audience of business experts, investors, instructors, students and alumni in front... read more
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Technology tracks ‘bee talk’ to help improve honey bee health
August 03, 2017Simon Fraser University graduate student Oldooz Pooyanfar is monitoring what more than 20,000... read more
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Improve safety, lower theft threat and charge stuff – all from your bike seat
August 03, 2017A team of SFU Mechatronic Systems Engineering (MSE) students in Surrey has conceived Hopite, a... read more
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SFU/Siemens Canada partnership reaps new certification and learning opportunities for B.C. engineering students and professionals
July 11, 2017The collaboration was announced at an industry engagement day hosted by SFU in partnership with... read more
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SFU researchers developing wearable tech to assist stroke patients
June 29, 2017SFU professor Carlo Menon, who specializes in assistive and rehabilitation technologies, is... read more
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This tiny ‘cell’ packs power – then can be tossed away
June 15, 2017SFU researchers are developing a tiny power source that activates with only a few drops of water... read more
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‘Carpe Diem’ secures success for community-building mechatronics student
June 05, 2017One piece of advice sums up mechatronic systems engineering graduand Dylan Belvedere’s SFU... read more
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Mechatronics students tackle trash, secure spot in NextAI program
May 23, 2017Each year, the world’s urban populations generate around 1.3 billion tons of waste.... read more
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Mechatronics student masters martial arts, lands top engineering job
May 15, 2017Haeri, who is part of a team developing a diagnostic tool for detecting breast cancer, is also a... read more
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NSERC Innovation Showcase features Shield-X at SFU Science Rendezvous
May 12, 2017NSERC has selected Shield-X to be featured as a part of its NSERC Innovation Showcase series, which... read more
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SFU, KPU researchers team up on solutions for clean food and water
May 03, 2017Researchers at Simon Fraser University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University are teaming up to... read more
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Female-founded mobile app supports mental health
May 02, 2017When Hanieh Zahiremami, a first-year SFU mechatronics student, moved from Iran to Vancouver in... read more
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Technology holds promise for youth battling mental health, addiction – new chair
May 01, 2017With national Mental Health Week (May 1-7) underway, SFU News talked with the newly minted chair... read more
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Sleep apnea device pitch takes top prize at SFU Opportunity Fest
April 24, 2017A team of SFU mechatronic systems engineering and business students is developing a device that... read more
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Chair-holder eyes technology solutions for youth with mental health, addiction issues
April 19, 2017Simon Fraser University, the John Volken Academy, the City of Surrey and the Surrey Fire... read more
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Robotic suit mimics natural hip motion to help wheelchair users walk again
April 12, 2017Imagine a wearable robotic suit that could help wheelchair users walk again. It sounds like science... read more
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Researchers create new diagnostic tool for detecting breast cancer
April 06, 2017SFU researchers have created a patent-pending, optical diagnostic probe capable of more safely and... read more
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SFU receives award to develop next generation of global leaders in clean technology
March 27, 2017Simon Fraser University has just been selected to lead a program that will train researchers from... read more
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Mechatronics student’s research poised to revolutionize wheelchair design
March 08, 2017Imagine if a manual wheelchair could be adjusted as easily as an office chair. This seemingly... read more
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Mechatronics grad among those landing plum jobs at home
February 28, 2017When Peter Johnston turned his childhood interest in gadgets and robots into a career as a product... read more
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FAS Researchers Awarded NSERC Funding for Breakthrough Innovations
February 22, 2017New funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)’s Strategic... read more
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Students from the Faculty of Applied Sciences shine at the Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition
February 22, 2017Many of the winning teams from last week’s Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition... read more
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Team Guardian takes flight: SFU students prepare for international UAV competition
February 21, 2017Imagine being tasked with locating a lost hiker in a remote area. He’s called for help and... read more
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Novel materials push manufacturing boundaries
February 08, 2017From 3D-printed circuit boards and accelerometers to flexible sensors, professor Woo Soo Kim is... read more
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SpaceX mission launches career for SFU mechatronic student
January 24, 2017Cheers arose from hundreds of SpaceX employees gathered at the company’s headquarters in... read more
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Female mechatronic systems engineering grads excel in industry
January 12, 2017In 2007, Parisa Khorsand was one of just two women to enroll in what was then a new program at... read more
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Mechatronic systems engineering student selected for The Next 36 program
January 05, 2017A Simon Fraser University Mechatronic Systems Engineering (MSE) graduate and tech... read more
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SFU names new Faculty of Applied Sciences Dean
January 03, 2017Eugene Fiume, an internationally recognized leader in visual modelling and computer graphics, is... read more