(Opens in new window) July 16, 2026 McMaster News The alchemy of wastewater: Turning harmful pollutants into one of the world’s most important chemicals Engineering postdoc Navid Noor has discovered a way to convert wastewater nitrates to ammonia, one of the world’s most important chemical compounds.
(Opens in new window) July 14, 2026 Oil & Gas 360° Aegis Launches Next-Generation High-Power Energy Storage Platform with McMaster University, Targeting AI Infrastructure, Port Electrification and Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Aegis and McMaster University have launched a research partnership to develop next-generation energy storage systems for AI infrastructure and advanced nuclear energy applications.
(Opens in new window) July 8, 2026 McMaster News McMaster researchers use friendly viruses to tackle inflammatory bowel disease Researchers from Health Sciences and Engineering worked together on a targeted approach using bacteriophages to disarm harmful microbes without disrupting the broader gut ecosystem.
July 7, 2026 McMaster researcher Sumanth Shankar recognized for advancing innovation in materials engineering Sumanth Shankar, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the 2026 MetSoc Engineer in Materials Innovation Award.
(Opens in new window) July 3, 2026 The Conversation Analysis: Ammonia from wastewater: How we’re turning a pollutant into fertilizer and clean fuel Scientific and engineering breakthroughs are making it possible to produce ammonia from pollution rather than fossil fuels, write Navid Noor and Drew Higgins.
(Opens in new window) July 2, 2026 CBC Hamilton In the media: Could Hamilton, other cities recycle heat produced by data centres? This McMaster prof says yes James Cotton, mechanical engineering professor, said reusing waste heat — or energy harvesting — is "an excellent decarbonization strategy" and "something that you're going to see an awful lot of" in relation to data centres.
(Opens in new window) June 24, 2026 McMaster News Sound effect: Student team takes acoustic levitation capstone work to China Four Engineering students developed a way to manipulate physical particles using only sound waves. Now they’ll present their work to global academics and industry leaders in China.
(Opens in new window) June 23, 2026 Nunatsiaq News In the media: Nuclear in Nunavut — The big idea Engineering Physics professor David Novog shares insights on the future of small modular reactors, exploring their potential for northern communities and the challenges that remain before deployment.
(Opens in new window) June 22, 2026 Faculty of Health Sciences Getting the dosage right: $1.2M awarded for diagnostic tech that could transform mental health care Researchers are developing rapid diagnostic tools that could reduce drug-monitoring wait times from 15 days to 10 minutes, enabling faster, more personalized mental health treatment.
(Opens in new window) June 4, 2026 McMaster News Life finds a way: Dinosaur bone discovery holds promise for medical implants Researchers discovered 71.5-million-year-old dinosaur bones that preserve the same nanoscale mineral clusters as human bone, revealing ancient biological architecture and offering insights for future biomedical implant design.
(Opens in new window) June 4, 2026 McMaster News A better bond: McMaster team chemically re-engineers silicone to unlock new applications in medicine Researchers developed a modified silicone that resists clotting and immune refection by chemically bonding antifouling polymers, improving medical implant safety and expanding potential vascular applications.
(Opens in new window) May 25, 2026 Be Giant In the media: The tiny wearable that could transform life for people with diabetes Leyla Soleymani and University of Waterloo's Mahla Poudineh have created the Aptalyzer, a painless wearable device that can track molecules in the body in real time.
