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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

Guests at partnerships reception

Industry Partners’ reception showcases new pathways for collaboration

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Celebrating U of T Engineering volunteers at the 2025 Arbor Awards

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Livestock graze in an arid field. Africa is losing 20,000 hectares of land to desertification annually. Two-thirds of arable land is expected to be lost in Africa by the year 2025 because of land degradation (photo supplied by Rod Tennyson)

World Water Day: Prof Rod Tennyson plans 8,000-kilometre water pipeline across Africa

March 21, 2016

University of Toronto Explorer Vertical Take-Off and Landing (UT-XV) is one of the five vehicles unveiled Friday at the Aerospace Showcase organized by the University of Toronto Aerospace Team. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Ideas taking flight: University of Toronto Aerospace Team unveils its latest fleet

March 21, 2016

Alumna Marisa Sterling (far right) and members of the Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education pose with undergraduate scholarship recipients in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology.

Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education awards scholarships to 10 U of T Engineering students

March 18, 2016

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Inspiring future engineers at March Break 2016 [PHOTO GALLERY]

March 17, 2016

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