Tag: University of Waterloo
Waterloo scientists discover method to remove 94 percent of microplastics from...
Waterloo, Ont. - University of Waterloo researchers have created a new technology that can remove harmful microplastics from contaminated water with 94 per cent...
Study: What is the carbon footprint of a hospital bed?
Researchers from the University of Waterloo completed the first-ever assessment of a Canadian hospital to reveal its total environmental footprint and specific carbon emission...
Study: Disrupting the myth of water abundance in Ontario
Ontario may seem to be a water secure region, but new research out of the University of Waterloo challenges the myth of water abundance...
Nature holds the answer to limiting the impact of extreme weather
Wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat – these perils are threatening Canada’s residential housing market, and homeowners, in ways not imagined just a few years ago.
The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo, has...
Researcher finds inspiration from spider webs and beetles to harvest fresh...
A team of researchers is designing novel systems to capture water vapour in the air and turn it into liquid.
University of Waterloo professor Michael...
Study: Using microbes to get more out of mining waste
Researchers have developed a new mining technique which uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon in the waste produced by mining. Adopting this...
Research: Small isolated wetlands are pollution-catching powerhouses
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...
Using innovation to solve climate change
Devastating floods, heatwaves, droughts, and storms are among the new norm of extreme weather events impacting the planet and billions of people around the...
Nature in the balance: but still not on the balance sheet
As Canada prepares to unveil its National Adaptation Strategy at COP27 and to host the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, nature is still assigned...
UWaterloo launches initiative to accelerate a sustainable future
A new University of Waterloo initiative aims to shape the future of sustainability for the benefit of the environment, economy, and society.
The Sustainable Futures Initiative is...
