Faculty of Engineering /research/taxonomy/term/307/all en ‘Doom spiral’ a risk for public transit in post-pandemic era /research/channels/news/doom-spiral-risk-public-transit-post-pandemic-era-357710 <p>A new study from ƻԺ warns that cutting public transit service could lead to a "doom spiral" resulting in a collapse of the system.</p> <p>The researchers describe a vicious circle in which service cuts brought on by budget deficits drive transit users away; this drop in ridership triggers additional service cuts, which lead to further declines in usage.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:06:14 +0000 admin 5437 at /research Clearing the air: wind farms more land efficient than previously thought /research/channels/news/clearing-air-wind-farms-more-land-efficient-previously-thought-356777 <p>Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.</p> <p>However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels. Research led by ƻԺ and based on the assessment of the land-use of close to 320 wind farms in the U.S. (the largest study of its kind) paints a very different picture.</p> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:16:02 +0000 admin 5284 at /research Government of Canada funds ƻԺ research on contaminants in aquatic ecosystems /research/channels/news/government-canada-funds-mcgill-research-contaminants-aquatic-ecosystems-330068 <p><em>Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that are microscopic and up to 5 millimetres in size. ƻԺ research project aims to provide an understanding of how these contaminants end up in Canadian aquatic environments and what impacts they have. </em></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:23:14 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1264 at /research Future Ready: A Giant on a Nano Scale /research/article/future-ready-giant-nano-scale <p>Marta Cerruti talks glowingly of the colourized photos her students recently made. Most researchers would reserve what’s under their microscope for purely scientific inquiry. But while the Associate Professor of Materials Engineering works on ways to grow bones and reduce mineral build-up in arteries, she likes to also look at what’s going on aesthetically. A water colour painter, she recently encouraged her students to make colloidal dispersions, cells and extracellular matrix grown on scaffolds into pieces to admire. “They’re really, really pretty structures.”</p> Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:01:24 +0000 Philip Fine 750 at /research