New Ontario Battery and Electrochemistry Research Centre (OBEC) to be spearheaded by WIN Members Linda Nazar and Michael Pope.
Article courtesy of Media Relations
A cross-disciplinary University of Waterloo team has developed a new contact lens material that could act as a bandage for corneal wounds while releasing drugs in a controlled manner to help the eye heal faster.
Free Electron Laser facility at Waterloo gets $10M funding boost
Article courtesy of the Faculty of Science
The Government of Canada announced that the University of Waterloo Canadian Free Electron Laser project will be getting $10 million in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to put towards the $50+ million facility to be built on the Waterloo Campus.
Article courtesy of the Faculty of Engineering
In the quest to reach zero emissions by 2050, Waterloo engineering researcher Dr. Xianguo Li and Dr. Samaneh Shahgaldi from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) are working with industry partners to develop more efficient, durable, cost-effective fuel cells.
International Women’s Day Celebration: Coffee Time at WIN
Waterloo Engineering alum CT Murphy (BASc ’23) recently launched CELLECT to improve women’s access to cervical cancer and HPV screening. CELLECT's innovative technology uses nanomaterials in menstrual products to diagnose HPV and cervical cancer using menstrual blood, potentially eliminating the need for Pap smears.
Article courtesy of Faculty of Engineering
CT Murphy was also featured by CBC
Article courtesy of Chemical Engineering.
The third Sustainable Future Perspectives discussion was held in November and hosted by the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Article courtesy of Media Relations.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a simple, low-cost method for accurately encapsulating core materials (which could be pure liquid or liquid containing suspended functional ingredients) that could make important contributions to a wide range of industry applications.
Article from Brian Caldwell, Faculty of Engineering (see original article)