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Left to right: Alumnus Nan Ge (MechE 1T3, MIE MASc 1T6, PhD 1T9) and Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE) are the co-founders of Cardinal Volta. (photo by Paola Varhen Pacheco)

New commercialization funding will help this U of T Engineering startup turn waste heat into power

"If nobody outside a company can see what these systems are doing, it’s very hard to tell whether they’re safe," says Professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE). (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

U of T researcher calls for independent testing of powerful AI models

Left to right: Weixiang Ben (Year 3 MSE), Jiaze Wu (MSE PhD student) and Professor Kai Huang (MSE) are three members of the team who designed a new type of nanoparticle that can upconvert light from low-energy photons into high-energy ones. (photo by Tyler Irving)

New light-emitting nanoparticles can detect subtle chemical differences to enhance pharmaceutical manufacturing, pollution prevention and more

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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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