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From bio-fuels to molten steel: How U of T engineers are curbing carbon emissions

By Engineering|March 20, 2014

Whether we’re transporting goods halfway across the planet, or making steel in large-scale factories, limiting our carbon emissions is an immense challenge. But Professor Murray Thomson (MIE) and

A tale of two guts: Joint study discovers digestion mechanisms

By Engineering|March 6, 2014

You may have heard of a pacemaker for improving function of a human heart, but have you ever considered one for bowel functions? In a study published this week in Nature Communications, a group of

3D Microgels “On-demand” Offer New Potential for Cell Research, the Future of Personalized Medicine

By Engineering|February 25, 2014

Stars, diamonds, circles. Rather than your average bowl of Lucky Charms, these are three-dimensional cell cultures that can be generated by a new digital microfluidics platform from researchers at

Turning Back the Clock on Aging Muscles? New Study Supports the Possibility of Localized Rejuvenation

By Engineering|February 24, 2014

A study co-published in Nature Medicine this week by University of Toronto researcher Penney Gilbert (IBBME) has determined a stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles

Collective Migration Study Suggests That Cells Move Like School of Fish

By Engineering|February 19, 2014

A new study from the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) is challenging some of science’s fundamental understandings of cellular behaviour. The foundational study, published

DNA-built Nanoparticles Safely Target Cancer Tumours

By Engineering|January 28, 2014

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling ‘building blocks’ of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications, or cancer-identifying

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