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Waterloo tech firm making big investment in nanotechnology

The team at VueReal is embarking on a $24-million project to create an advanced nanotechnology centre at its facility on Phillip Street.

University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing earns Guinness record with microscopic Canadian flag

A team of scientists from University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing have created the smallest-ever Canadian flag, according to Guinness World Records.

The Co-Inventor of BlackBerry Is Building Canada’s Quantum Brain Trust

“You have to build an industry,” Lazaridis says. “You have to be very nimble, and you have to be connected to your customers, and that can’t be done with just one company.”

Waterloo sets stage for Lumen, a new festival of light, art and technology

Lumen brings together artists to explore the convergence of technology and creativity. This festival celebrates Waterloo’s vibrancy and identity as an innovation hub

Google helps Waterloo’s Velocity incubator to expand

The University of Waterloo’s startup incubator Velocity, which has produced companies including Kik and Thalmic Labs, is getting even bigger, with the help of Google.

Amazon-Backed Smart Glasses For $1,000: First Look

From startup to scale-up, the road is paved with free lunches

In the competition for talent among the region's startups and tech companies, David Ahola believes providing free lunches to employees can separate the winners from the also-rans.

CONNECTING WITH YOUR COMMUNITY

There are plenty of ways to get connect to the tech community here in Waterloo Region.

The Canadian startups that could be billion-dollar breakouts in 2019

Sending congrats to these #Canadian #startups featured on @macleans list for having the potential to be billion-dollar breakouts this year (@Ben_Zifkin @srlake). Great to see. (c/o @_mainguyen)