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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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Professor Amy Bilton (MIE), left, and recent graduate Ahmed Mahmoud (MIE MASc 1T6) collaborated on a network of portable, low-cost sensors that can provide real-time data on soil moisture and other quantities important for agriculture. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Data-driven farming: U of T Engineering spin-off develops low-cost sensors for Nepal

March 9, 2018

Left to right: Dr. Franco Muleya (The Copperbelt University), Dr. Nadine Ibrahim (CivE postdoctoral researcher), Dr. Innocent Musonda (University of Johannesburg), Professor Murray Metcalfe (MIE), Malik Ismail (EngSci 1T6 + PEY), and Dr. Erastus Mwanaumo (University of Zambia). Ismail visited Zambia to present the results of his Engineering Science thesis project, which inspired him to create Global Engineering Week at U of T Engineering. (Photo: Courtesy Murray Metcalfe)

March 12–16 is Global Engineering Week at U of T Engineering

March 8, 2018

Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) who holds the Canada Research Chair in Functional Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering, has been named a YWCA Woman of Distinction for 2018. (Photo: NSERC)

Professor Milica Radisic named a YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction

March 8, 2018

Charlie Katrycz (MIE MEng candidate) worked at Walter Klassen FX, where he was part of the team that constructed the tank for the Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water. (Photo courtesy Charlie Katrycz)

U of T Engineering student’s work featured in Oscar-winning film

March 7, 2018

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