News archive - March 2023

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Distance between water molecules key for future quantum devices

Published by the Faculty of Science.

Water has many unique properties. An interdisciplinary team of Waterloo scientists has discovered a one-dimensional chain of water molecules could produce a quantum phase transition. This breakthrough is a key development for future water-based quantum devices.

Friday, March 24, 2023

Joel Wretborn and colleagues win award for water simulation toolset used in Avatar: The Way of Water

Published by the Cheriton School of Computer Science.

PhD candidate Joel Wretborn and his colleagues Alexey Stomakhin and Steve Lesser at the New Zealand–based visual effects studio WētāDigital x Unity and Douglas McHale at WētāFX have won an Emerging Technology Award at the 21^st annual Visual Effects Society Awards for their water simulation toolset used in Avatar: The Way of Water.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Water Institute delegation preparing for UN 2023 Water Conference in New York

A delegation from the Water Institute at the University of Waterloo, headed by Roy Brouwer, Executive Director of the Water Institute, is preparing for the UN 2023 Water Conference taking place at UN Headquarters in New York, 22-24 March.

Monday, March 13, 2023

Water Institute welcomes author, water expert and climate scientist Giulio Boccaletti March 22

For the past two decades, author, water expert and climate scientist Giulio Boccaletti has been fascinated by the nexus between science and politics, and the central role water has played in civilizations and political institutions.

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Moths are the new tool to protect Canada's wetlands

Originally published by the Faculty of Science.

Waterloo biologists, in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Toronto, are working on a North American pilot program that uses moths as a management tool to control the invasive plant threatening Canadian wetlands.