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Kids looking on at a robot inside of the robohub at UWaterloo

A UWaterloo student showing off how a robot works to onlooking kids during an Engineering Outreach program

More than 100,000 children & youth from across the region are discovering the wonders of science & technology through #UWaterloo's Engineering Outreach programs.

Find out how these programs are preparing our youth to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

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Keith Cleland (MASc ’22) working inside of a lab

Turning saltwater into solar power!

#UWaterloo alum Keith Cleland (MASc ’22) is changing the way industrial and commercial properties store energy sustainably with his startup's saltwater batteries. 💧🔋

More: bit.ly/4jNForg | @waterlooeng.bsky.social

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AI makes breast cancer “glow” in MRI images Imaging technology developed and refined at the University of Waterloo promises better detection and treatment of breast cancer by more accurately pinpointing cancerous tissue.

A new #AI-enhanced technique makes #breastcancer tissue “glow” on #MRI scans. This not only improves breast cancer detection but also can help treat it more effectively, the researchers from 🇨🇦 @waterlooeng.bsky.social / @uwaterloo.ca say.

How AI-enhanced imaging technology helps better detect and treat breast cancer | CBC News Researchers from University of Waterloo have developed a new imaging technology that uses AI to improve breast cancer detection and treatment. Amy Tai, one of the researchers, explains how the technol...

Ph.D. candidate Amy Tai, with Alex Wong @waterlooeng.bsky.social , has developed a system that uses #AI to help spot breast cancer in MRI scans. Interview with @craignorriscbc.bsky.social

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Cobionix’s robot named Codi is pictured inside of a lab

Meet Codi, an autonomous cobot designed for tele-assisted ultrasound procedures, helping to address labour shortages in the health-care system. @waterlooeng.bsky.social

More: bit.ly/4aCWN2g | #GlobalFutures #UWaterloo

Jack deGooyer and Sarah Odinotski inside of Waterloo's Cleanroom and quantum lab

Sarah Odinotski working inside of the Cleanroom wearing scrubs and a mask

Imagine a camera so sensitive it can detect individual photons of light. That’s the ambitious goal of Institute for Quantum Computing PhD students and Vanier Scholars, Sarah Odinotski and Jack deGooyer. 📷💡 @waterlooeng.bsky.social

More: bit.ly/3EiKxb7 | #GlobalFutures #UWaterloo

MetaCycler BioInnovations co-founders pictured from left to right: Dadzie, Nicole LeBlanc and Jonathan Parkes.

Velocity startup company, MetaCycler BioInnovations has created a better bio-based plastic alternative that is both flexible and 100% biodegradable vs. your average soggy paper straws. @waterlooeng.bsky.social

More: bit.ly/40GKEos | #GlobalFutures #UWaterloo

Capstone team shocked looking at something

All the teams who won the Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Award in the 2024 Esch Pitch Competition

😮 Woah!⚡ The Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Award is back! Compete to win one of six awards, ranging in value from $5,000-$12,000 each.

📅 The application deadline is February 2, 2025: uwaterloo.ca/conrad-schoo...

#WaterlooEngineering wrapping up 2024!