Ï㽶ÊÓƵ News - Abdolhamid Akbarzadeh Shafaroudi /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Abdolhamid%20Akbarzadeh%20Shafaroudi/rss en Natural structures can give rise to stronger, lighter systems /channels/channels/news/natural-structures-can-give-rise-stronger-lighter-systems-349220 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In a recent multidisciplinary study published in Advanced Science, researchers build upon the principles of biomimicry by drawing inspiration from the wing of a dragonfly to redesign that of a Boeing 777.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">26 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:29:51 +0000 webfull 190706 at /channels $3.2 million for McGill Research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund /channels/channels/news/32-million-mcgill-research-new-frontiers-research-fund-348074 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to two Macdonald Profs who have received funding through the New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration stream, which supports high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research: <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/abdolhamid-akbarzadeh-shafaroudi">Hamid Akbarzadeh</a> (BRE) for <em>Origami-inspired deployable sensoriactuator soft robots</em> and <a href="/plant/faculty/dastmalchi">Mehran Dastmalchi</a> (PltSci) for <em>Plant-derived biosynergists to enhance pesticide efficacy</em>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:54:15 +0000 webfull 189367 at /channels