The forest biorefinery: Developing a new generation of sustainable plant-based materials and products
Professor Ning Yan and her colleagues are converting tree bark and other forestry byproducts into commodity chemicals and more
Category: Research
Rapid COVID-19 testing: U of T team ditches cotton swabs for sensing probes
Researchers from U of T Engineering, Pharmacy and Chemistry are creating an antigen COVID-19 test that could give results in just five minutes
Skin-care product based on U of T Engineering research donated to health-care workers fighting COVID-19
A U of T Engineering spinoff company has donated its entire stock of skin-care product to health-care workers fighting the global pandemic. Several years ago, Professor Milica Radisic (BME, ChemE)
Connaught Global Challenge: How big data can help athletes and sports teams play smarter
Through multidisciplinary collaboration, Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) aims to turn U of T into a global leader in sports analytics
U of T Engineering study: Electric vehicles can fight climate change, but they’re not a silver bullet
Researchers estimate that meeting U.N. climate targets would require up to 90% of U.S. passenger vehicles to be electric by 2050, a scenario considered unrealistic
Methane-converting viruses could play a role in combating climate change
Genomic study reveals the complex interactions between bacteria and viruses in industrial wastewater