Professor Mohini Sain receives U of T President’s Impact Award
The award recognizes Sain’s research and innovation in low‑carbon materials and sustainability‑driven energy and manufacturing solutions
Cosmetics from waste? New microbial discovery could enable more sustainable production of high-value chemical products
Professor Chris Lawson (ChemE) and his team have shown how to encourage chain-elongating bacteria to produce medium-chain fatty acids, which are used in everything from detergents to cosmetics
‘Engage with industry early’: Meet MSE professor Ali Asgarian
Asgarian joins U of T from the National Research Council Canada where he led research programs in battery materials, hydrogen production and the decarbonization of heavy industry
Inventor of the lithium-ion battery Akira Yoshino inspires new collaborations for battery innovation
More than 200 people attended a partnership event hosted at U of T, featuring Honorary Fellow of Asahi Kasei Corporation
Research into ‘robotic skin’ could help restore a sense of touch for those with prosthetic digits
The bio-inspired technology being developed by MIE graduate student Arman Arezoomand could also advance embodied AI and precision manufacturing
New metal matrix composites — made with 3D printing — could lead to light, yet strong components for aerospace and other industries
Inspired by the structure of reinforced concrete, Professor Yu Zou (MSE) and his team designed a material with high compressive strength, even at high temperatures
U of T Engineering researchers develop safer alternative non-stick coating
A technique called nanoscale fletching has led to a repellent material with greatly reduced levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called ‘forever chemicals’
