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Left to right: Alumnus Nan Ge (MechE 1T3, MIE MASc 1T6, PhD 1T9) and Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE) are the co-founders of Cardinal Volta. (photo by Paola Varhen Pacheco)

New commercialization funding will help this U of T Engineering startup turn waste heat into power

"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

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More than 200 U of T Engineering faculty and staff gathered in the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship. (Photo: Erica Rae Chong)

U of T Engineering honours outstanding faculty and staff at the 12th annual Celebrating Engineering Excellence event

May 3, 2019

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

May 1, 2019

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

April 30, 2019

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

April 29, 2019

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