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U of T Engineering researcher, Alberta enterprise test AI tool to support nurses in First Nations communities

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New ‘Pick and Place’ facility for customized printed circuit board production opens for students

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‘Read widely, build things, break them and figure out why they broke’: Meet Professor Nick Rhinehart

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U of T researchers Penney Gilbert (BME) and Bryan Stewart (Biology) obtained cells from people living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to grow miniature muscles that are being used to develop new treatments for the genetic disorder. (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

U of T researchers’ lab-grown muscles used to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy, develop treatments

Professor Willy Wong (ECE) has discovered a mathematical relationship in the sensory adaption response curve that is true for all sensory modalities and all organisms. The equation (top-right) is SS = √PR x SR. (Photo: Matthew Tierney)

A universal law of physiology emerges from professor’s research

New polymer coatings, developed by Professor Kevin Golovin (MIE) and his team, show the precision with which liquids can move across surfaces. (Image courtesy: Mohammad Soltani)

Nature-inspired coatings could power tiny chemistry labs for medical testing and more

Millions of people rely on blood tests to monitor their glucose levels. In the future, harvesting energy from human body movements could lead to new, self-powered implantable glucose meters and many other medical devices. (Photo: Wavebreakmedia, via Envato)

Human-powered tech: Connaught Global Challenge Award boosts research into battery-free wearable and implantable devices