Rapid detection of E. coli in contaminated water.
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Detection of E. coli in contaminated water.
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MNT Lab Article Under-water Drop Deposition featured as Cover Article in Soft Matter
Researchers at the MNT Lab have developed an innovative way to deposit drops of oil/water on low-energy surfaces (superhydrophobic/superoleophobic), which creates a paradigm shift in terms of understanding “under-water” wetting behavior of large number of substrates. This new technique is…
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MNT Lab work on water monitoring features in Times of India
Most of the urban population in India use UV filtration at home for drinking water. Similarly, there are a large number of products available in the market that does water treatment and claims to produce water quality as per the…
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MNT Lab work on oil repellent surfaces features in Radio Canada International
Many people remember disastrous ocean oil spills such as the 1989 Exxon Valdez supertanker incident in Alaska, and of course the 2010 BP drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. A major part of the problem is that cleanup becomes…
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MNT Lab work on oil repellent surfaces features in Phys.org
University of Alberta mechanical engineering researchers have shown that a simple glass surface can be made to repel oil underwater. This has huge implications for development of a chemical repellent technology for use in cleaning up oil spills. At the…
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MNT Lab work on environmental projects features in Vancouver Sun
Bigger challenges need bigger solutions. In an academic environment, that can mean pulling together a team of researchers dispersed across a campus, a country, or the entire world. “If I’m able to solve the problem myself I shouldn’t be working…
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