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"If nobody outside a company can see what these systems are doing, it’s very hard to tell whether they’re safe," says Professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE). (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

U of T researcher calls for independent testing of powerful AI models

Left to right: Weixiang Ben (Year 3 MSE), Jiaze Wu (MSE PhD student) and Professor Kai Huang (MSE) are three members of the team who designed a new type of nanoparticle that can upconvert light from low-energy photons into high-energy ones. (photo by Tyler Irving)

New light-emitting nanoparticles can detect subtle chemical differences to enhance pharmaceutical manufacturing, pollution prevention and more

University Professor Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE) has conducted groundbreaking research on the remediation of contaminated groundwater, wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion. (photo courtesy of Daria Perevezentsev)

University Professor Elizabeth Edwards awarded the Royal Society of Canada’s Miroslaw Romanowski Medal

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Shuailong Zhang (left) and Aaron Wheeler, have designed microrobots (working at the sub-millimetre scale) that can be operated by optoelectronic tweezers for cell manipulation. (Photo: Dan Haves)

Microrobots to change the way we work with cellular material

July 8, 2019

Oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alta. (Photo: Kris Krug via Flickr)

Researcher’s review of oil sands monitoring lays groundwork to reduce environmental impact

July 8, 2019

Viridian, the 10th car built by the team in 23 years, will be put to the test during the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October.

Introducing Viridian: U of T Engineering’s Blue Sky Solar Racing unveils its latest solar car

July 3, 2019

Professor David Taylor checking on his pressure, flow, and turbidity sensors in a valve chamber in Delhi, India. (Photo courtesy David Taylor)

Why some cities turn off the water pipes at night

July 2, 2019

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