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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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Peter Zandstra has been has been appointed to the rank of University Professor, U of T’s highest academic rank. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Peter Zandstra named University Professor, U of T’s highest academic rank

June 3, 2016

Jonathan Rose (left) has received the President’s Teaching Award, U of T’s highest honour for teaching. (Photo: U of T Engineering)

Jonathan Rose receives University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award

June 3, 2016

“Over the last 15 years the idea that engineers work in teams has become much more prevalent,” Professor Evans says (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

Innovations in teaching: Greg Evans

June 2, 2016

Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng and her team have developed a more effective way to monitor cardiac stem cell therapy for treating heart disease. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Novel MRI approach gives heart failure patients new hope

June 1, 2016

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