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START1 takes flight: U of T Engineering student team explores radiation risks in space

Aniss Zaoui

How a recent grad’s second PhD prepared him to develop next-generation sustainable materials

Yu Zou and team

New metal matrix composites — made with 3D printing — could lead to light, yet strong components for aerospace and other industries

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Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng (IBBME, ECE) researches ways to improve MRI scans, which could allow for earlier cancer detection or accelerate the development of personalized medicine. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Smarter scans could detect cancer earlier

Professor Eric Diller (MIE) and his team build tiny robots that could eventually be used inside the human body to improve drug delivery, surgery and other medical procedures. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Tiny, swimming robots could improve surgery

Jonathan Sun (EngSci 1T1 + PEY) is an engineer, architect, visual artist and social media sensation (Photo: Christopher Sun)

Jonathan Sun: Engineer, architect, social media sensation

Anne Sado (IndE 7T7) has been the president of George Brown College since 2004. (Photo: George Brown College)

Anne Sado: Bringing an engineering approach to one of Canada’s most creative colleges