University of Waterloo nanotechnology startup Suncayr has been named a James Dyson Award International Runner up for their innovative marker that signals users when it's time to reapply sunscreen.
Dr Raffi Budakian, an internationally renowned physicist, was awarded the University of Waterloo Endowed Chair in Nanotechnology in Superconductivity in Waterloo's Department of Physics and Astronomy in July 2014.
His research focuses on the development of experimental tools for ultra sensitive detection of electron and nuclear spins for applications in research programs ranging from biology to quantum information.
The state-of-the-art QNC MBE facility was formally inaugurated on June 4th, 2014. The facility houses a Veeco GEN10 MBE system that enables the production of nanomaterials such as sophisticated III/V semiconductors for devices of the future. The facility will support research programs in photonics to quantum computing.
By Patricia Bow, University of Waterloo Magazine
Nanotechnology. It’s so hot it sizzles. Even distinguished scientists discussing the potential impact of this new technology sound like excited children on Christmas morning.
"Nanotechnology has given us the tools to play with the ultimate toy box of nature–atoms and molecules," says Nobel laureate Horst Stormer.
Everything is made from it. The possibilities to create new things appear limitless.