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Power players: How U of T engineers are building a smarter electricity grid

By Marit Mitchell|December 12, 2014

Originally published in the 2014 issue of ANNUM Magazine. A single unpruned tree was all it took. On Aug. 14, 2003, one hot day in a hot summer, a power line sagged onto some branches in the small

By land, by air: Engineering sustainable travel

By Patchen Barss|December 11, 2014

People used to say that the journey was as important as the destination. But that was back when travel was exotic and exciting—before voyagers were so infuriated by gridlock, so concerned about

New technique offers spray-on solar power

By Marit Mitchell|December 5, 2014

Pretty soon, powering your tablet could be as simple as wrapping it in cling wrap. That’s Illan Kramer’s (ECE) hope. Kramer and colleagues have just invented a new way to spray solar cells onto

How organic LEDs are the future of sustainable, affordable lighting

By Laurie Stephens|December 3, 2014

Originally published in the Fall 2014 issue of Edge Magazine. There’s a revolution happening in the world of lighting, and Professor Zheng-Hong Lu’s (MSE) research into organic LEDs is leading

New $5-million NSERC network uses enzymes for greener manufacturing

By Christina Heidorn & RJ Taylor|November 28, 2014

Instead of using fossil fuels to make plastics and industrial chemicals, what if we could harness eco-friendly enzymes—nature’s smallest helpers—to do the work? On Nov. 28, the Natural Sciences

U of T Cities podcast episode three: sustainable cities

By Brianna Goldberg|October 21, 2014

With the election just a week away, voter decisions are coming down to the wire: when it comes time to actually cast their ballot, will the choice they make help build a better Toronto? The latest

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