Greenlith – Calgary, Alberta Every gadget today consists of Li-ion batteries. These batteries hold over 90% of the global grid market and as the world shifts to EVs to reduce its fossil fuel dependence, we need to be aware that Lithium is also finite, hence it...
Trash-E – Vancouver, British Columbia As of 2023, more than 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals die from plastic pollution every year. Only 10 river systems contribute to 90% of the trash flowing into the oceans. However, the primary source of the...
BeeWise – United Robotics of Lacombe LCHS BeeWise Program is the first Beekeeping Program for credits in the country. However the program has had devastating bee losses due to Alberta winters, threatening the viability of the program. Research indicates that the...
NeurAlbertaTech – uLeth, Lethbridge, AB Use open-sourced machine learning vision software to extrapolate key insights on brain health of patients (primarily athletes) who have experience traumatic brain injury. “Growing up in Lethbridge, Canada, I’ve...
EcoBottle – Rundle College, Calgary, AB Create a vending machine that exchanges empty bottles for cash (recycling vending machine) EcoBottle uses the idea of reverse vending machines to save the environment. With these machines, people can dispose of their...