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‘A Lume in every room’: U of T Engineering alumni are reimagining home robotics — starting with your laundry

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Rayla Myhal receives Honorary Alumni Award

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

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Jody Mou adapted this 3D printer to produce unrollable tumour models for studying cancer, earning her first place in the Sanofi Biogeneius Canada Greater Toronto regional competition. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

High school student wins Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition for 3D tumour research at U of T Engineering

Pranshu Malik (Courtesy: Pranshu Malik)

Aspiring roboticist wins full scholarship to join U of T Engineering

Professors Angela Schoellig and Tim Barfoot (both UTIAS) are part of a new collaboration with Drone Delivery Canada and Defence Research and Development Canada that will enable drones to navigate using digital cameras, as opposed to manual or GPS-based navigation. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

U of T Engineering collaborates with industry and government on visual navigation for drones

Zhjie Nie, a Civil Engineering MASc candidate, takes a sample at a Toronto-area drinking water treatment plant for her project on using activated carbon to remove contaminants. Partnerships between U of T Engineering, industry and government enable students to gain valuable experience in a professional setting. (Photo: Ron Hofmann)

A window on the future: Institute for Water Innovation partners with industry and government on next-generation clean water technologies