A colossal change, both literally and figuratively, is on the horizon for southwestern Ontario’s economic landscape, and Western is set to play a pivotal role. Volkswagen, the world’s largest automaker, is preparing to build a massive, $7-billion el …
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Western researchers improve strawberry cultivation with machine learning
AI and computer vision achieves near-perfect accuracy in detecting ripeness, disease
Western’s Northern Hail Project leads urban hail investigation
Preliminary findings in Calgary show similarities to 2020 storm, which caused $1.2B in insured damages
Every week is harvest season in Western-designed hybrid farm
Net zero, zero-mile agriculture system extends berry growing season
Funding for Western nuclear energy projects fuels a safe future
Researchers Hamidreza Abdolvand and Samantha Gateman are studying safe production and used fuel storage for small modular reactors
Engineering students build bridge for Bolivian community
Project helps transform lives, connects locals to schools, amenities
Western teams lead pioneering research in small modular reactors
Engineering teams explore safe, efficient and scalable nuclear power generation
Five outstanding leaders to receive honorary degrees
Academy Award winner Sarah Polley among those being honoured at autumn convocation ceremonies
New nanomaterial may solve long-standing fuel cell issue
Western research team uses cobalt to make fuel cells more robust, sustainable
Summer internship helps break new ground in sustainable plastics research
Engineering student develops biodegradable bioplastic from forest and food waste
Climate-changing human activity may cause 1 billion deaths
Aggressive energy policies needed to decrease carbon emissions and minimize loss of lives, says new study
Meet the innovators creating affordable tech for low-resource communities
Frugal Biomedical Innovations grants support research that saves, transforms lives worldwide
Movie-inspired technology successfully collects hail data from eye of the storm
Western researchers use tiny sensors to understand conditions for hailstone growth
Western researchers improve strawberry cultivation with machine learning
AI and computer vision achieves near-perfect accuracy in detecting ripeness, disease
Western’s Northern Hail Project leads urban hail investigation
Preliminary findings in Calgary show similarities to 2020 storm, which caused $1.2B in insured damages
Every week is harvest season in Western-designed hybrid farm
Net zero, zero-mile agriculture system extends berry growing season
Funding for Western nuclear energy projects fuels a safe future
Researchers Hamidreza Abdolvand and Samantha Gateman are studying safe production and used fuel storage for small modular reactors
Engineering students build bridge for Bolivian community
Project helps transform lives, connects locals to schools, amenities
Western teams lead pioneering research in small modular reactors
Engineering teams explore safe, efficient and scalable nuclear power generation
Five outstanding leaders to receive honorary degrees
Academy Award winner Sarah Polley among those being honoured at autumn convocation ceremonies
New nanomaterial may solve long-standing fuel cell issue
Western research team uses cobalt to make fuel cells more robust, sustainable
Summer internship helps break new ground in sustainable plastics research
Engineering student develops biodegradable bioplastic from forest and food waste
Climate-changing human activity may cause 1 billion deaths
Aggressive energy policies needed to decrease carbon emissions and minimize loss of lives, says new study
Meet the innovators creating affordable tech for low-resource communities
Frugal Biomedical Innovations grants support research that saves, transforms lives worldwide
Movie-inspired technology successfully collects hail data from eye of the storm
Western researchers use tiny sensors to understand conditions for hailstone growth