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In this prototype carbon capture apparatus, a solution of potassium hydroxide is wicked up into polypropylene fibres; circulating air evaporates the water in the solution, concentrating it to very high levels. The white crystals are nearly pure potassium carbonate, formed from carbon removed directly from air. (photo by Dongha Kim)

New ‘rock candy’ technique offers a simpler, less costly way to capture carbon directly from air

Guests at partnerships reception

Industry Partners’ reception showcases new pathways for collaboration

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Celebrating U of T Engineering volunteers at the 2025 Arbor Awards

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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

December 6, 2017

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

December 5, 2017

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

December 4, 2017

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U of T Engineering Holiday Gift Guide 2017

November 28, 2017

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