
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

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

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

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

U of T Engineering researchers use machine learning to enhance environmental monitoring of microplastics
More accurate measurements are critical to preventing microplastics from entering the environment — or removing those that are already there