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WIN Member receives award from JDRF to develop a breakthrough in diabetes monitoring using microneedle technology

Article Written by Jordan Flemming, University Relations

Diabetes affects over five million Canadians and many more people around the world, necessitating constant monitoring of glucose and ketone levels — a process that has long been associated with pain and inconvenience. Imagine a future where monitoring diabetes and ketone levels is quick and comfortable.

Article courtesy of Media Relations.

Professor Wu was also featured by CBC and BNN Bloomberg.

Article courtesy of Media Relations.

A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots.

On 22 September 2023, WIN Executive Director, Sushanta Mitra, visited Sister Nivedita University (SNU) to finalize the Memorandum of Understanding to kickstart collaboration between our two institutions.

Hydrogen, the simplest and most abundant element, could be the best renewable energy source to fuel vehicles of the future. 

Dr. XiaoYu Wu, a mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor at the University of Waterloo, and his team of graduate and post-doctoral students are investigating the use of ammonia as a safe and efficient storage cell for hydrogen transportation.

Waterloo Engineering professors Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn and WIN Member, Dr. Aiping Yu have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada's (RSC) class of 2023, as announced today by the prestigious society.

Nature Water – 20 July 2023

Biomimetic surface engineering for sustainable water harvesting systems

Yi Wang, Weinan Zhao, Mei Han, Jiaxin Xu, and Kam Chiu Tam

https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00109-1

Article courtesy of the Daily Bulletin.

Professor Michael Tam in his laboratory. 

WIN Summer School on Sustainable Nanotechnology 2023

In June 2023, WIN hosted its first Summer School in Nanotechnology and invited outstanding undergraduate students in STEM from across the country to visit WIN and learn about the cutting-edge research conducted by our WIN members.