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In this prototype carbon capture apparatus, a solution of potassium hydroxide is wicked up into polypropylene fibres; circulating air evaporates the water in the solution, concentrating it to very high levels. The white crystals are nearly pure potassium carbonate, formed from carbon removed directly from air. (photo by Dongha Kim)

New ‘rock candy’ technique offers a simpler, less costly way to capture carbon directly from air

Guests at partnerships reception

Industry Partners’ reception showcases new pathways for collaboration

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Celebrating U of T Engineering volunteers at the 2025 Arbor Awards

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Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Hao Chen shows off a prototype inverted perovskite solar cell created in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent (ECE). The team leveraged quantum mechanics to improve both the stability and efficiency of this alternative solar technology. (Photo: Bin Chen)

Quantum innovation advances low-cost alternative solar technology

April 7, 2022

Khadija Rana is the 2022 winner of the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award. (Photo: Negar Balaghi)

Compassion in action: Meet 2022 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award winner Khadija Rana

April 6, 2022

Professor Alex Mihailidis (BME, Medicine) was the principal applicant for a federally funded training platform that aims to accelerate digital health solutions for older adults. (Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn)

National platform to prepare researchers to lead digital health solutions for older adults

April 5, 2022

Some call the digital market the Wild, Wild West. It has evolved so fast that government lawmakers don’t know what to do with it. (Photo: Tezos on Unsplash)

Explainer: Professor Andreas Veneris on digital assets, blockchain and the new ‘Wild, Wild West’

April 5, 2022

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