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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.
Linda Nazar discovers new electrolyte for solid-state lithium-ion batteries
In the quest for the perfect battery, scientists have two primary goals: create a device that can store a great deal of energy and do it safely. Many batteries contain liquid electrolytes, which are potentially flammable.
Professor David Hawthorn’s lab uses x-rays to see waves of electrons in superconductors
Although physicists understand the properties of metals, insulators and semiconductors extremely well, the basic physics of high-temperature superconductors has remained a great mystery for over 30 years.