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Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles, according to researchers at the University of Waterloo.

Anna Golubeva, a University of Waterloo graduate student from the Faculty of Science, has been awarded the NSERC Gilles Brassard Doctor Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. Awarded to outstanding recipients of an NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship who best exemplify interdisciplinary research, the award is valued at $10,000.

Six researchers at the University of Waterloo are receiving more than $3.8 million to collaborate with Canadian-based companies and government organizations on strategic research projects.

Researchers have re-engineered a blockchain used around the world in a variety of industries and sectors to support almost seven times more transactions per second.

Researchers have discovered that stocks listed on the market for between 10 and 20 years could be in a sweet spot for investment. 

The new study from the University of Waterloo suggests that investing in stocks listed on the market for between 10 and 20 years could – on average – increase your expected returns.

University of Waterloo researchers have developed a new framework that increases the probability of meeting your investment target by threefold.

Systems design engineering professor Keith Hipel is one of five Canadian scholars and scientists named winners of the 2019 Killam Prize.

Awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Killam Prize recognizes the career achievements of eminent Canadians actively engaged in research in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering. 

New research has found important lessons for leaders on the ice and in the boardroom.

Seven research collaborations between the University of Waterloo and institutions around the world will receive funding to collaborate on projects ranging from access to energy in underserved communities and exploring cold region ecohydrogeology to testing new bacterial toxins.

Funded by Waterloo (up to $20,000 per project based on equal cash contributions from partners), the projects will involve more than 40 researchers at Waterloo and colleagues in Germany, China, France, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Argentina and the United States.

Researchers have developed a novel tool for managing the quality of your data.