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Health - Innovation - 28.03.2023
AI in health care challenges us to define what better, people-centred care looks like
Opinion by the Canada Research Chair in Human Factors in Health Care Systems By Catherine Burns Health Initiatives, Office of Research From faster and more accurate disease diagnosis to models of usin

Campus - Innovation - 27.03.2023

Health - Innovation - 27.03.2023

Innovation - Computer Science - 24.03.2023
Cutting through the chat about bots: Assessing text-generating AI
Cutting through the chat about bots: Assessing text-generating AI
Professor Victoria Rubin's lab is exploring the uses and misuses of ChatGPT, and the mechanics and 'hype' behind it By Keri Ferguson , March 24, 2023 By Keri Ferguson , March 24, 2023 Elon Musk calls it " scary good.

Chemistry - Innovation - 23.03.2023
Maple syrup season: chemists and mathematicians come to the sugar shack
Maple syrup season: chemists and mathematicians come to the sugar shack
Scientists at Université de Montréal join forces with Quebec's maple syrup producers to develop a rapid test that analyzes the quality of maple sap. Quebec is a leader in maple syrup production and its "liquid gold" is world-renowned for its quality. To maintain this high standard, the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers association has partnered with scientists at Université de Montréal to develop a portable test to predict the quality of the syrup based on the harvested sap.

Transport - Innovation - 20.03.2023
Showcasing the future of green auto tech
Waterloo engineers help design and build one-of-a-kind electric car as part of Project Arrow By John Roe Faculty of Engineering An all-Canadian electric vehicle caused a sensation when it was unveiled at the Toronto International Auto Show last month.

Materials Science - Innovation - 16.03.2023
Researcher's startup receives federal support to make solar-energy-control windows
Researcher’s startup receives federal support to make solar-energy-control windows
University of Toronto researcher  Nazir Kherani  and his collaborators at the startup  3E Nano Inc  have one goal: to design the perfect window.

Innovation - 16.03.2023
Earbuds to monitor blood pressure? Researcher says they could outperform smartwatches
Earbuds to monitor blood pressure? Researcher says they could outperform smartwatches
When it comes to blood pressure monitoring, Alex Mariakakis and his team are all ears.

Sport - Innovation - 14.03.2023
Western project finds viewing sports in VR trumps 2D screen experience
Western project finds viewing sports in VR trumps 2D screen experience
A simple 360-degree camera set-up and VR technology could revolutionize sports viewing, study suggests By Prabhjot Sohal , By Prabhjot Sohal , March 14, 2023 With fans gearing up for NCAA March Madnes

Innovation - Music - 14.03.2023

Health - Innovation - 03.03.2023

Health - Innovation - 01.03.2023
Ottawa hospital procures Able Innovation’s patient transfer solution
Velocity company reduces risk to clinical staff injury and increases patient dignity By Naomi Grosman Velocity Able Innovation 's robotic patient transfer platform has found a home in Ottawa.

Innovation - 21.02.2023
UBC scholar helping AI overcome its language barrier
UBC scholar helping AI overcome its language barrier
People around the world have been impressed with ChatGPT , a new chatbot developed by OpenAI that uses natural language processing (NLP) to seemingly answer any question.

Innovation - Environment - 21.02.2023
Striving for better
Dr. Mary Wells, dean of Waterloo Engineering, looks to the future of academic excellence By Mary Wells Faculty of Engineering When local community leaders founded the University of Waterloo in 1957, they introduced an unconventional approach to education that merged academic and research excellence work with work-integrated learning.

Innovation - Philosophy - 20.02.2023

Innovation - Health - 17.02.2023

Economics - Innovation - 10.02.2023

Innovation - 09.02.2023
Northern Tornadoes Project confirms 117 tornadoes for Canada in 2022
Northern Tornadoes Project confirms 117 tornadoes for Canada in 2022
Researchers conducted 447 severe weather investigations in 2022 using satellites, aircraft, drones and ground surveys By Jeff Renaud , February 09, 2023 By Jeff Renaud , February 09, 2023 Western's No

Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 26.01.2023

Innovation - Campus - 24.01.2023

Innovation - Campus - 24.01.2023

Innovation - Economics - 20.01.2023

Computer Science - Innovation - 17.01.2023
Can killer robots learn to do the right thing?
CONTENU Credit: Photo de courtoisie A robot develops a will of its own and sets out to exterminate the human race.
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