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Left to right: Co-leads on the study, Professor Caitlin Maikawa (BME) and Lucia Huang (BME MSc student), say the technology could make monitoring and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases easier and accessible. (Photo by KITE Studio/UHN)

Researchers develop swallowable sensor that offers simpler way to monitor gut inflammation

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New modelling tool for intermittent water distribution systems could improve service for over a billion people

Bertrand Neyhouse smiles at the camera, in front of a U of T building

‘Electrochemistry for a sustainable future’: Meet new ChemE professor Bertrand Neyhouse

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U of T Engineering alumnus Professor Raffaello D'Andrea delivered the 2016 I.I. Glass Lecture and discussed his work with flying machines at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Alumnus Raffaello D’Andrea reveals the magic in his machinery at the 2016 I.I. Glass Lecture

Clearpath Grizzly, an autonomous robot from Professor Tim Barfoot’s lab at the University of Toronto’s Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), automatically repeats a route at the Canadian Space Agency offices in Longueuil, Que. using only stereo vision for feedback (i.e., without GPS). (Photo: Francois Pomerleau)

U of T Engineering research lets mobile robots drive themselves

The PowerWring, invented by Shuyi Wu, Noah Yang, Ryan Williams and Jeremy Wang (all EngSci 1T7 + PEY), won second place in the 2016 Minerva Canada James Ham Safe Design Awards. The team also won the Orozco prize at Hatchery Demo Day 2014 (pictured).

Better mop design wins safety award for U of T Engineering students

Stefan Wilhelm is the lead author of a new review paper that shows less than one per cent of designer nanoparticles actually reach their intended target. The paper includes a coordinated long-term strategy to help increase this number in the future. (Photo: <a href="http://www.neilta.ca/">Neil Ta</a>)

How many nanoparticle-based drugs reach tumours? Less than one per cent, U of T Engineering study shows