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Left to right: Aaron Tan and Angus Fung sit behind their laptops in an office.

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

5 individuals stand in front of a banner for a photo together

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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Alumna Yvonne Ying (EngSci 9T6) shares a moment with Dr. Sr. Najjuka, a surgeon and nun from Uganda whom she works with every January. (Courtesy: Yvonne Ying)

Yvonne Ying: Surgical outreach for those in need

March 28, 2016

At TEDxUofT, Professor Angela Shoellig (UTIAS) gave a talk about artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and the Hatchery Hub helped people with bright ideas find each other. (Photo: The Entrepreneurship Hatchery)

Ideas Worth Building: U of T Engineering at TEDxUofT

March 24, 2016

Xueli Zheng, left, and Dr. Bo Zhang set up their device to efficiently split water to store energy as hydrogen. The key is a catalyst made of tungsten, iron and cobalt that is over three times more efficient than the current state-of-the-art. (Photo: Marit Mitchell)

Saving sunshine for a rainy day: New catalyst offers efficient storage of alternative energies

March 24, 2016

Jim Courtney leading Team U.S.A. to a welcome ceremony at the athlete’s village

Jim Courtney: Stepping up at the Pan Am Games

March 24, 2016

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