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Learn more about the latest discoveries and innovations from the U of T Engineering community. Our researchers are developing new ways of capturing and storing clean energy, medical devices that can save and extend lives, smarter ways to design and build cities and much more.

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Three U of T Engineering professors honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada

Recipients recognized for their notable contributions to the profession and society

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‘If we in academia don’t go after the hardest challenges, nobody else will’: U of T researcher aims to do it all

Cell and tissue engineer Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME) abandoned her plans to attend medical school, opting to focus on improving medicine itself

U of T Engineering professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE) also holds a Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute, and is a faculty affiliate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute. (photo by Matthew Tierney)

Professor Nicolas Papernot wins the 2025 Steacie Prize

The Steacie Prize is awarded to a person 40-years-old or younger, who has made notable contributions to research in Canada

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Breaking the Ice: New study on triboelectric nanogenerators could help avoid costly flight delays

U of T Engineering researchers show the lightweight sensor can detect ice formation, melting and detachment in real time

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CREATE grant puts sensing, data and analytics in the service of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Professor Amy Bilton (MIE) leads a new research project dedicated to leveraging big data to advance global development

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Professor J. Paul Santerre elected to the U.S. National Academy of Inventors

The NAI recognizes exceptional academic inventors whose research has led to technologies that make a meaningful impact on society

In this prototype carbon capture apparatus, a solution of potassium hydroxide is wicked up into polypropylene fibres; circulating air evaporates the water in the solution, concentrating it to very high levels. The white crystals are nearly pure potassium carbonate, formed from carbon removed directly from air. (photo by Dongha Kim)

New ‘rock candy’ technique offers a simpler, less costly way to capture carbon directly from air

U of T researchers show that evaporative carbonate crystallization could reduce the cost of building carbon capture plants by up to 40%

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The inequalities of laundry: U of T research reveals overlooked source of microplastic pollution

A new study finds that handwashing polyester in mineral-rich water releases more microplastic fibres, exposing those without access to washing machines to environmental risks

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Drowning in data: Interdisciplinary case study on Coimbatore’s water supply underlines challenges with open data and smart cities

Research showed that posting water schedules online did not improve the ability of most users to understand their intermittent water supply system