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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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From left: Jacqueline Fleisig, Cassandra Chanen and Zhengbang Zhou (all Year 1 EngSci) show their redesigned naloxone kit at the 2018 Praxis Showcase event, April 13, 2018 in the Great Hall of Hart House. (Credit: Laura Pedersen).

First-year students bring engineering solutions to Toronto communities

April 18, 2018

University of Toronto Aerospace Team Rocketry Division pose with a rocket

University of Toronto Aerospace Team reaches new heights with latest fleet of vehicles

April 17, 2018

Professor Evan Bentz (CivMin, at left) works with students in the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering’s structures lab. (Credit: Neil Ta).

Department of Civil Engineering changes name to reflect interdisciplinary nature of programs, research

April 16, 2018

Supermileage Team co-captains Melissa Fung (Year 3 MechE + PEY, at far left) and Callum Bartlett (Year 3 MechE, far right) and their teammates examine the interior of their hyper-efficient prototype vehicle, called Shadow. The team is hopeful that their vehicle improvements will earn them a spot at the podium at this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon Americas race. (Credit: Roberta Baker).

Racers, start your (fuel efficient) engines…

April 13, 2018

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