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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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Professor Andreas Veneris (centre) and graduate students Ryan Berryhill (left) and Neil Veira (right) are part of a multidisciplinary group working on blockchain research at the University of Toronto. (Photo credit: Jessica MacInnis)

U of T Engineering hosts blockchain symposium to link academics, industry and the public

Safely size-reduced lithium-ion batteries — produced at Li-Cycle’s pilot plant in Kingston, Ontario — are the first step the company’s innovative process for recycling up to 90% of the battery’s material. (Photo courtesy of Li-Cycle)

This alumni startup aims to clean up the lithium-ion battery supply chain

Dr. Pierre Haenecour (left) of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona and Professor Jane Howe (MSE, ChemE, at right), analyze images of stardust particles with Hitachi’s SU9000 low-voltage STEM/SEM electron microscope. (Photo courtesy of Maria Schuchardt, University of Arizona)

Cosmic dust reveals new insights on the formation of solar system

Professor Susan McCahan.

Professor Susan McCahan Receives the 2019 SWAAC Angela Hildyard Recognition Award