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Heather MacLean recognized by CMHC for contributions to sustainability

By Engineering|June 6, 2014

8:07 AM: the Gardiner Expressway rumbles with thousands of vehicles driving downtown to work, each with its own combustion engine releasing a barely-visible trail of exhaust into the atmosphere. Is

PURE green machine proves U of T engineers more than just design wizards

By Engineering|May 27, 2014

It may have hydrogen fuel cells, a solar panel and three lithium-ion batteries, but a new electric vehicle from students at U of T won’t be found on the highway – it’ll be working on the farm.

A car that travels 1,152 kilometres on one litre of fuel

By |May 22, 2014

How much do you think it costs to drive from Toronto to Vancouver in the U of T Supermileage Team’s new eco-car? Hint: it’s less than a medium latte from your favourite coffee shop.Unveiled at

Engineering a more fuel-efficient engine from scratch

By Engineering|April 23, 2014

Last fall, eight engineering students from U of T crowded around a small leaf-blower engine and argued whether it could power the world’s most fuel-efficient vehicle. Then, they tossed it aside

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

For Those Who Value Flying – Globe and Mail

By Engineering|January 1, 2009

Director of the U of T Institute for Aerospace Studies, David Zingg writes an article in the Dec. 31, 2008 Globe and Mail about reducing carbon dioxide emissions in air travel … read the full

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