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‘An exciting, inspirational and team-focused community’: Professor Lindsey Fiddes joins BME

Professor Craig Simmons (BME, MIE), left, and his collaborators have developed a new way to mature lab-grown heart cells so that they more closely mimic adult human heart tissue. (photo by Tim Fraser, KITE Studio)

U of T researchers improve maturity of lab-grown heart cells for disease modelling

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Freshwater mussel protein offers new source of inspiration for medical-grade glues

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CVST map of the Greater Toronto area. The red, yellow and blue circles represent the number of data points in a specific location. (Courtesy: CVST)

Mapping the city: smart transport data pave the way for a driverless future

July 20, 2016

U of T Engineering students toured the TTC’s Hillcrest Complex as part of ILead’s Faculty-wide Summer Program: Engineer Your Future. (Photo: Alan Yusheng Wu, EngSci 1T5)

Lessons in leadership: U of T Engineering students tour TTC with ILead summer program

July 19, 2016

Post-doctoral fellow Aaron Persad (MIE) shows his experiment that aims to solve the longstanding mystery of how water behaves in space. (credit: Aaron Persaud).

How does water behave in space? U of T Engineering researchers aim to solve longstanding mystery

July 18, 2016

Dr. Cheol-Heon Jeong (left) and Professor Greg Evans (ChemE) measured emissions from gasoline direct-injection engines and evaluated climate trade-offs of the more efficient engine type. It turns out greater efficiency doesn’t always mean greener for the planet. (Credit: Tyler Irving).

Think a more fuel-efficient engine is the green choice? Maybe not

July 13, 2016

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