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Drowning in data: Interdisciplinary case study on Coimbatore’s water supply underlines challenges with open data and smart cities

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New tool harnesses AI to navigate expanding world of metal–organic frameworks

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Professor Kamran Behdinan is leading a team to design and manufacture assisted-bag ventilators. (Photo: Pam Walls)

COVID-19: A ‘last resort’ breathing machine prototype heads to clinical trials

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) is collaborating with the University Health Network to launch Redeploy, an optimization tool to improve hospital staffing during the pandemic. (Photo: Pam Walls)

U of T Engineering team develops redeployment tool to optimize hospital staffing amid COVID-19

Left to right: Shafiul Ferdous (Year 4 MIE), Zarak Khan (Year 4 MIE), Angélica Mora (Vice-president, Cerrro Azul Community Association), Carmen Figueroa (Principal, Cerro Azul Primary School) and Diego Amores (Year 4 ECE) in front of Escuela Cerro Azul. The U of T Engineering student are designing a solar installation to provide power for the school. (Photo courtesy Diego Amores)

Power for the people: Designing a solar array for a remote mountain community

The team developing a more sensitive test for COVID-19 (Photo: Alexandros Sklavounos).

Meet the U of T Engineering team developing an on-the-go test for COVID-19