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The inequalities of laundry: U of T research reveals overlooked source of microplastic pollution

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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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In a comment piece published today in Nature, Professor Ted Sargent (ECE) and his co-authors suggest that artificial intelligence and machine learning could be leveraged to speed up the development of sustainable energy technologies. (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

Artificial intelligence can accelerate the race toward sustainable energy technologies

The installation, constructed by a team of U of T Engineering students, features imagery of symbolic significance to Indigenous communities, including buffalo, eagle feathers, flowers, water, medicine wheels, and qulliq (or oil lamps). (Credit: Roberta Baker).

Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people honoured with monument on U of T campus

Women gather to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Held each year on Dec. 6, the day commemorates the École Polytechnique shooting, at which 14 women were killed, most of them engineering students. (Credit: Lisa Lightbourn)

Remembering victims of the Montreal Massacre: Commemorating the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Professor Mireille Broucke (ECE) uses flying robots like these drones as a testbed to develop control algorithms capable of handling dynamic, real-world situations. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Steering through uncertainty: U of T Engineering research creates control algorithms for self-driving robots