Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no consideration of ecosystem services provided by different wetland types, according to a new study from the University ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2015
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Small isolated wetlands that are full for only part of the year are often the first to be removed for development or agriculture, but a new study shows that they can be twice as effective in protecting downstream lake or ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 2, 2023
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The ability to charge cellphones in seconds is one step closer after researchers at the University of Waterloo used nanotechnology to significantly improve energy-storage devices known as supercapacitors.
Nanophysics
Oct 25, 2017
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Scientists at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo have captured the first images of ultrafast photons that are energy-time entangled. The new technique will have direct applications for ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 1, 2018
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Voltera V-One, a custom circuit board printer developed by University of Waterloo engineering students, has taken top prize in this year's International James Dyson Award competition, beating out a record 710 entries from ...
Engineering
Nov 10, 2015
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A physicist at the University of Waterloo is among a team of scientists who have described how glasses form at the molecular level and provided a possible solution to a problem that has stumped scientists for decades.
Condensed Matter
Jun 29, 2015
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Making the buildings in neighbourhoods more diverse through mixed residential and commercial developments also makes it too expensive for many people to live in, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2018
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Tangible rewards motivate employees when they're easy to use, pleasurable, unexpected, and distinct from salary, a new study found.
Economics & Business
Aug 15, 2022
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Applied mathematics can be a powerful tool in helping predict the genesis and evolution of different types of cancers, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.
Mathematics
Jan 16, 2018
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Predicting and controlling disease outbreaks would be easier and more reliable with the wider application of mathematical modelling, according to a new study.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 17, 2019
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