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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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U of T Engineering student earns Rhodes Scholarship

From left to right: Andrew Sit, Dean Chris Yip, Mark Rittinger and Emmy Choi sit on stage during a celebration of U of T Engineering’s 150th anniversary in Hong Kong.

U of T Engineering’s 150th anniversary celebration continues in Hong Kong

Ambrish Kumar makes his pitch at Falling Walls Lab in Berlin, Germany on November 7, 2023.

U of T Engineering student pitches green hydrogen startup at international competition in Berlin

BME professor Leo Chou creates DNA nanostructures that can serve as a platform to deliver instructions to a body's immune cells in a way that would elicit an effective response towards a disease. His team has developed a new way to visualize 3D nanostructures made of human DNA. (Photo: the Connaught Fund Committee)

‘DNA origami’ may bring researchers one step closer to a cancer vaccine