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Kai Huang

Professor Kai Huang joins the Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Huang and his team are studying nanomaterials with unconventional optical properties that could be used in cancer diagnosis or therapy

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‘Liquid windows’ inspired by squid skin could help buildings react to changing environments, save on energy costs

U of T Engineering researchers create bio-inspired system that can optimize the wavelength, intensity and dispersion of light reaching building interiors

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This alumni startup is taking organic LED displays to the next level

Newest innovation from OTI Lumionics enables integration of displays with different types of sensors and cameras, allowing device makers to create notch-free screens

An image from the Milky Way Galaxy overlaid with molecules of ammonia, phosphine, hydrogen fluoride, ethanol, carbon dioxide, and aspirin. Image: Erin Warner

Exploring ‘chemical space’ with Professor Anatole von Lilienfeld

Lilienfeld (Chemistry, MSE) is using artificial intelligence to discover the potential of undiscovered chemical combinations

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Students from Bolivia, South Korea, Tanzania and Türkiye on the transition to first year at U of T Engineering

Four Pearson Scholars share their experiences adjusting to university life in one of the world’s most globally diverse cities

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This new, more sustainable method for recycling lithium-ion batteries could help meet electric vehicle demand

U of T Engineering researchers are using supercritical carbon dioxide to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries

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New ‘Sputtertron’ could help develop advanced materials for greener economy

A new materials-acceleration platform is one of four U of T Engineering projects funded in the latest round of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund

Left: Fish such as tilapia can disperse and collect pigment granules in their skin to change their colour and shading. Right: An optofluidic cell created by U of T Engineering researchers achieves the same effect by mixing two immiscible fluids, one of which contains a dye. (Image credits: left, Richard Wheeler (licensed under Creative Commons); right, Raphael Kay.)

Dynamic building facades inspired by marine organisms could reduce heating, cooling and lighting costs

A U of T Engineering team used carefully controlled fluid injections to design active materials that can help reduce energy usage for buildings

The UTWind team, seen here next to their winning prototype turbine at the Open Jet Facility wind tunnel at Delft University of Technology, placed first overall in the International Small Wind Turbine Contest (ISWTC). (Photo: Niels Adema, Hanze University of Applied Sciences)

UTWind places first at the International Small Wind Turbine Contest

Student-designed prototype wind turbine is designed to provide power for rural regions in Sub-Saharan Africa