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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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Engineering professors and staff honoured for excellence by the faculty 

Recipients celebrated for outstanding contributions to teaching, research and administration

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Six U of T-founded firms named among TIME magazine’s Top GreenTech Companies

Analysis highlights 250 top companies from more than 30 countries

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New Lawson Climate Institute at U of T will accelerate climate solutions

The institute will educate the next generation of climate leaders, mobilize talent and innovative ideas from across the university, expand on U of T’s world-leading sustainability research and discovery, and inspire the urgent action needed for a healthier future

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Centre for Healthcare Engineering partners with William Osler Health System to improve clinical practice

Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) is leading a new Academic Practice Partnership (APP) designed to drive innovation in research, education and clinical practice

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Professor Emma Master named the Robert Korthals Chair in Sustainability

Chair endowed by the estate of Robert Korthals (ChemE 5T5) will support collaborative research and help build a strong Canadian bio-economy

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U of T and BASF partner on self-driving labs to advance agriculture, medicine and more

Partnership agreement leverages AI and automation to design new chemical products with applications in crop protection, industrial coatings and drug delivery

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Hidden side channels in quantum sources could compromise secure communication

Researchers from U of T Engineering have discovered hidden multi-dimensional modulation side channels in existing quantum protocols

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Professor Milica Radisic elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Honour recognizes Radisic’s contributions to the field of organ-on-a-chip engineering

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These tiny robotic tools powered by magnetic fields could enable minimally invasive brain surgery

Professor Eric Diller (MIE) and his collaborators have created a set of tools only a few millimetres in diameter, to grip, pull and cut tissue