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Waterloo News BEYOND Disciplines | Transformational Discoveries
satellite image of land
January 2, 2020

Creating the first complete map of our world — in real-time

Startup founded at Waterloo is one of Canada’s fastest growing tech companies for innovating digital mapping

Michael Reimer professor
September 23, 2019

Monitoring cancer at the nano-level

How a new quantum sensor could improve cancer treatment

Black hole
April 10, 2019

Unmasking a monster

The historic first image of a black hole is just the beginning of a journey into the unknown

diagram of a laser beam
March 1, 2019

Editorial: Science is borne of curiosity

The combination of curiosity and rigorous inquiry will lead to our next great invention.

holding perscription medicine
March 1, 2019

New discovery could slow Alzheimer’s in its tracks

Using existing medication as a blueprint for a cure

Scott, Gord and Ron sitting at a table
September 11, 2020

The profound impact of a researcher

Remembering Scott Vanstone and tracing his connections, influence and career

COVID app on phone
April 20, 2020

Coming into contact with COVID

Waterloo PhD student helps create an app that notifies users of potential exposure to COVID

Ventilator device
April 8, 2020

Students build ventilator that could be used for COVID-19 response

Engineering students are looking for help from academics and industry to refine and produce their low-cost, portable ventilator 

January 8, 2019

Building a brain

How Waterloo’s artificial brain is powering the next tech revolution

March 9, 2018

Studying Alzheimer’s at a molecular level to find a cure

Waterloo researcher hopes to support drug development that blocks toxic plaques found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease

Xray of the brain
March 9, 2018

What the lives and brains of Roman Catholic nuns tell us about aging

Rich data from convent archives combined with brain studies after death give researchers insights into Alzheimer’s disease and aging

March 9, 2018

Scientists create image of the cosmic web that links galaxies

Composite image confirms predictions that galaxies across the universe aren't isolated like islands in space, but are linked together through a web of enormous filaments

Two images photoshopped together of Melanie Goodchild and the earth from space
March 9, 2018

A bridge between Indigenous knowledge and NASA

Waterloo researcher will use geospatial data and Indigenous knowledge systems to reduce climate change vulnerability for First Nations communities

Laura Middleton with patients
March 9, 2018

Can exercise protect against dementia?

Waterloo researcher is examining whether combining exercise with Vitamin D, cognitive training and diet interventions lowers dementia risk

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