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Katie Hung and Anastasia Polulyakhova in front of building on campus.

U of T Engineering students getting a leg up with Project Leap

Left to right: Co-leads on the study, Professor Caitlin Maikawa (BME) and Lucia Huang (BME MSc student), say the technology could make monitoring and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases easier and accessible. (Photo by KITE Studio/UHN)

Researchers develop swallowable sensor that offers simpler way to monitor gut inflammation

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New modelling tool for intermittent water distribution systems could improve service for over a billion people

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From left: Abdullah Syed, Shrey Sindhwani and Professor Warren Chan (all IBBME) are three of the co-authors of a new paper that describes how engineered nanoparticles enter tumours. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Most engineered nanoparticles enter tumours through cells, not between them

Mojtaba Abbasnezhad’s Facebook profile photo. Abbaznezhad was a PhD student in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Toronto. He was killed in the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. (Photo: Facebook)

Remembering Mojtaba Abbasnezhad

Super stretchy, transparent and self-powering, researchers Xinyu Liu (MIE) and Binbin Ying (MIE, pictured) believe their AISkin will lead to meaningful advancements in wearable electronics, personal health care, and robotics. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Skin-like sensors bring a human touch to wearable tech

As a PhD student, Pavani Cherukpally researched the use of polyurethane foams to adsorb droplets of oil in wastewater. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Oil-adsorbing sponge could prevent environmental contamination