
Ontario supports U of T Engineering researchers competing for Carbon XPRIZE
The Ontario government has invested $833,000 to support a team of U of T researchers trying to turn carbon into something useful for the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE

Hatchery startup Genecis receives RBC Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Company aims to address the problem of food waste by turning table scraps into biofuel, plastics and other products

Infrastructure’s impact: How public transit affects our environment
Shoshanna Saxe applies engineering methodologies to measure the social and environmental impact of transit projects

Printable solar cells just got a little closer
New research removes a key barrier to large-scale manufacture of low-cost, printable perovskite solar cells

Concrete check-up: Fae Azhari develops diagnostics for critical infrastructure
U of T Engineering professor develops novel approaches to monitoring the health of large structures, from bridges to hydroelectric dams

Diesel trains may expose passengers to exhaust
Levels of certain airborne pollutants are up to nine times higher in train cars directly behind diesel locomotives than on busy city streets.

Heat, housing and health: Marianne Touchie and the complexity of multi-unit residential buildings
Professor Marianne Touchie is working with Toronto Community Housing and The Atmospheric Fund to better understand how changes to energy use affect indoor environmental quality in multi-unit residential buildings