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Zhongwei Chen: Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and member of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology and the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy

Earth & Environment

Waterloo researcher leading the charge for next-generation battery

University of Waterloo

A research team at the University of Waterloo has developed silicon technology for a cheaper, more powerful battery for everything from smartphones to electric cars. The race to build a better battery has drawn in some of the world’s biggest innovators — notably billionaire CEO Elon Musk, who is one of the players in the global drive to invent a low-cost, powerful battery to fuel the next-generation of electric cars. Now, a Waterloo team, that already has several patents for its silicon battery

Left to right: Alex Rodrigues, Brandon Moak and Michael Skupien of Varden Labs

Road Transportation

A Canadian first: Self-driving vehicle circles University of Waterloo campus

University of Waterloo

Two University of Waterloo engineering students completed an Enterprise Co-op term by creating the first autonomous vehicle to drive on a Canadian road. Michael Skupien and Alex Rodrigues, founders of Varden Labs, developed the autonomous shuttle during an e-co-op term, a signature program run through Waterloo’s Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre. In e-co-op, students launch businesses while earning a co-operative education credit. Both Skupien and Rodrigues completed their

Team Waterloop members working on their Hyperloop pod, the Goose 1.

Rail Transportation

Waterloop competed in SpaceX's Hyperloop Pod Challenge as the only Canadian team

University of Waterloo

Waterloop - a student design team building a commuter pod to one day take you from Toronto to Montreal in 30 minutes - tested their prototype at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition in January 2017. They competed against 23 finalists from around the world including the Massechusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. About 150 students from all six of the University of Waterloo’s faculties have contributed to the Waterloop team. Architectural

Florence Lawrence

Social Science & Culture

A Movie Star’s Big Brake

Janis Nostbakken

Florence Lawrence was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1886 and died in Hollywood in 1938 after starring in more than 200 films. Her gravestone is marked with the title The First Movie Star in recognition of her important role in Hollywood history. In an era when on-screen credits were rare, she was the first film actress to be known by name and the first product of the “star system.” Florence became wealthy enough to own one of the first automobiles in California. In 1914, long before brake lights

The 1961 Meteor Montcalm. Source: Ingenium 2008.0001

Road Transportation

Meteor Montcalm

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

The Meteor Montcalm was a stylish car with distinctively Canadian branding. Sold under the Ford Motor Company’s Mercury line, the Meteor debuted in 1949 and was available only in Canada. By 1954, the Meteor came in several models with names that reflected Canadian geography and history. Consumers could choose among the basic Meteor or the more upscale Meteor Niagara and Meteor Rideau. In 1959, Mercury added the Montcalm, a car with a unique grill, luxurious interior finishes, and two engine

Henry Seth Taylor with his steam buggy, ca 1867. Source: Colby-Curtis Museum, Stanstead, Quebec

Road Transportation

Henry Seth Taylor Steam Carriage

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Henry Seth Taylor beat Henry Ford by about 30 years with a Canadian-made “steam pleasure carriage.” The first automobile built in Canada was a “steam pleasure carriage” that watchmaker Henry Seth Taylor assembled in Stanstead, Quebec. Taylor was a skilled artisan and loved to build things, and decided to make a steam carriage after seeing an American model in action. Using his metal-working skills, he crafted the carriage’s two-cylinder engine and driving mechanism while a local blacksmith

Building the Alaska Highway: George Metcalf Archival Collection, Canadian War Museum 19820170-001 #13

Business & Economics

The Alaska Highway: Building Canadian Infrastructure Out of Wartime Necessity

Canadian War Museum

The construction of the Alaska Highway was a major feat of American and Canadian engineering that connected Dawson Creek, British Columbia and Delta Junction, Alaska. Built in just eight months, between March and November 1942, the highway was meant to strengthen the strategic position of the United States and Canada following Japan’s entry into the Second World War. This major transportation link connected Alaska and the Yukon with the South, and opened new locations to resource extraction

Source: Ingenium Artifact no. 2008.0001.001

Road Transportation

Mercury Meteor

Meteor Strikes In June 1948, manufactured in Oakville, Ontario, Ford released the initial 1949 Mercury Meteor. And in the years to come there would be a domino effect of popular Mercury vehicles. The nameplate Mercury was used when Ford bodied cars were made exclusively for the Canadian market. They were similar to the familiar U.S. Ford car body but sported their own unique grille and trim. Their popularity skyrocketed early. Due to style, luxury and surprising affordability, they became the

Sir William Logan founded the Geographical Survey of Canada. His work laid the foundation for mapping the entire country. Source: Library and Archives Canada.

Road Transportation

Laying the foundations for mapping Canada

Algonquin college

Molly Gatt Algonquin College Journalism Program Sir William Logan discovered his skill at mapping out of necessity. Born in Montreal to Scottish parents, he was sent to Edinburg to get the best education possible at only 16. But despite his high marks, Logan dropped out of university at the end of his first year to take a job at his uncle’s business. He started as an accountant, but when opportunity struck in 1831, Logan took on a management position at a coal and copper mine in Wales. Logan

Armand Bombardier, seated at the wheel of the Bombardier military snowmobile in 1943. Credit: Library and Archives Canada reference number WRM 276.

J. Armand Bombardier

Algonquin college

Patrick Jodoin Algonquin College Journalism From a young age, Joseph-Armand Bombardier had an interest in mechanics and wanted to find ways to solve transportation problems caused by harsh Canadian winters. In fact, by the time he was a teenager, Bombardier had already built his first snowmobile. Bombardier was born in 1907 in rural Quebec. His parents sent him to a seminary to become a priest, but after three years, Bombardier’s preoccupation with engines prevailed and he began studying

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