Strides Made in Optical Invisibility
If young Harry and friends had not cruised around Hogwarts unseen, hidden by an “invisibility cloak,” much of the hype surrounding metamaterials might itself never have seen the light of day.
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Professor R. Doug Hooton Wins the American Concrete Institute’s Arthur R. Anderson Medal
Congratulations to Professor R. Doug Hooton (CivE), who has been selected to receive the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Arthur R. Anderson Medal. Established in 1972 to honour a past ACI
Halloween Science: The Bleeding Edge of Forensics
In fictional television shows such as Dexter and CSI, patterns in blood splatters at the scene of the crime can be counted on to lead investigators to the killer. In real life, they’re a
Professor’s ASR Research Project Will Save Ontario Government $72 Million
A University of Toronto alkali-silica reaction research project led by Professor R. Doug Hooton (CivE), who holds the Industrial Research Chair in Concrete Durability and Sustainability at U of
Skule™ Arts Festival Chair is Recognized with Arts Award
Taryn Davis (ChemE, 1T0), the Chair of the 2010 Skule™ Arts Festival, has been honoured with a University of Toronto Arts Council Award for Student Engagement. The award recognizes Davis’s
Astronaut Touches Down On Campus
Astronaut Robert Thirsk, the first Canadian to live on the International Space Station (ISS), visited the University of Toronto on October 27th. His visit was an opportunity to review the results