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Teng Cui (MIE PhD candidate) holds up a silicon chip with half a million embedded tiny holes. By stretching graphene across the holes, Cui was able to measure its resistance to mechanical fatigue. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Won’t crack under pressure: stress test reveals graphene can withstand more than one billion cycles before breaking

U of T Engineering researchers have discovered that the carbon-based material is highly resistant to mechanical fatigue

Super stretchy, transparent and self-powering, researchers Xinyu Liu (MIE) and Binbin Ying (MIE, pictured) believe their AISkin will lead to meaningful advancements in wearable electronics, personal health care, and robotics. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Skin-like sensors bring a human touch to wearable tech

Artificial “skin” sensor could be the future of wearable and stretchable electronics, with applications in wound-healing, gaming and more

As a PhD student, Pavani Cherukpally researched the use of polyurethane foams to adsorb droplets of oil in wastewater. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Oil-adsorbing sponge could prevent environmental contamination

U of T researchers have developed a chemically modified sponge that can remove oil microdroplets from wastewater with more than 90% efficiency in just 10 minutes

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) is among the four U of T Engineering professors and one alumnus to be inducted into the Engineering Institute of Canada for 2019. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Professors and alumnus elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada

Five members of the U of T Engineering community were honoured for their contributions to Canada and to their chosen fields

Dean Emerita Cristina Amon is one of 12 selected in the category CIBC Trailblazers and Trendsetters. (Photo: Daniel Ehrenworth)

Dean Emerita Cristina Amon named one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada

Amon recognized as one of the country’s highest achieving female leaders

Professors Tracey Galloway and Chris Beck in one of the planes used to transport food, supplies and passengers to remote Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario. (Photo courtesy of Chris Beck)

Reconciliation through Engineering Initiative to improve transportation and housing in Indigenous communities

Indigenous leaders, U of T researchers begin collaborations to mitigate indoor mould and improve air transportation of food and goods in Northern Ontario

From Left: Sonia Molodecky (RTEI program lead), Shakya Sur (RTEI research associate), Jamie Fine (MIE Postdoctoral Fellow), Professor Bomani Khemet (Architecture), Professor Liat Margolis (Architecture), Becky Big Canoe, and Professor Marianne Touchie (CivMin, MIE).

Indigenous leaders, U of T researchers look to build collaborations grounded in understanding and reciprocity

Centre for Global Engineering forum highlights a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to collaborative research projects

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U of T Engineering researchers, innovators to pitch ideas for Ontario’s growth at annual economic summit

Professors Goldie Nejat, Hani Naguib and alumnus Allen Lau will pitch their ideas at the Ontario Economic Summit

MIE PhD candidates Yasamin Kazemi (third from left) and Peter Serles (far right) found a creative way to teach students advanced manufacturing by using Play-Doh (Photo: Liz Do)

STEM Day: Connecting future professors with the next generation of engineering talent

Graduate course hosts first-ever STEM Day, challenging students to design creative tools to share their love of engineering with local students in Grades 5-6