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Learn more about the latest discoveries and innovations from the U of T Engineering community. Our researchers are developing new ways of capturing and storing clean energy, medical devices that can save and extend lives, smarter ways to design and build cities and much more.

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Helping engineers work smarter: Connaught New Researcher awards support innovation in computer-aided design tools and training

Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ISTEP) and her team of researchers are working on improving computer-aided design work, learning and collaboration

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New Canada Research Chairs advance research on clean energy, air pollution and more

Three U of T Engineering professors have received new or renewed Chairs, designed to recognize and support research excellence across Canada

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This alumni startup is taking organic LED displays to the next level

Newest innovation from OTI Lumionics enables integration of displays with different types of sensors and cameras, allowing device makers to create notch-free screens

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International research collaboration produces all-perovskite tandem solar cell with high efficiency, record voltage

Emerging solar technology could overcome key limitations inherent to today’s industry standard silicon-based photovoltaics

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A new model for innovation? How Elizabeth and Aled Edwards are driving an open science revolution

The U of T open science industry partnership roadmap is driving similar projects across Canada

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Exploring ‘chemical space’ with Professor Anatole von Lilienfeld

Lilienfeld (Chemistry, MSE) is using artificial intelligence to discover the potential of undiscovered chemical combinations

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Improved visual perception method could help robots navigate crowded spaces

U of T Engineering researchers have developed a novel network structure that joins depth perception and egomotion estimation to improve the accuracy of both

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U of T Engineering lab partners with Moderna to develop RNA-based tools to treat and prevent disease

Professor Omar F. Khan’s lab group is designing new platforms that deliver RNA to the body, addressing a range of biomedical challenges

Professor Myrtede Alfred utilizes human factors engineering approaches in her research (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

U of T Engineering professor investigates maternal health disparities experienced by racialized patients in U.S. clinical systems

Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) research starts with a year-long study examining maternal health disparities in one large health system in South Carolina