Sustainability news

Sustainability programs and research at U of T Engineering are at the forefront of alternative technologies that can mitigate the impact of climate change.

Chongwen Li

New design enhances durability of inverted perovskite solar cells

An international team of researchers has developed a new coating that extends the lifetime of perovskite solar cells by more than 1,000 hours

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How U of T Engineering researchers are helping to design the future of nuclear waste management

Professor Kamran Behdinan (MIE) and his team of researchers are using multidisciplinary design optimization, an approach traditionally used in the aerospace and aviation industry

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‘Liquid windows’ inspired by squid skin could help buildings react to changing environments, save on energy costs

U of T Engineering researchers create bio-inspired system that can optimize the wavelength, intensity and dispersion of light reaching building interiors

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This new fabric coating could drastically reduce microplastic pollution from washing clothes

Professor Kevin Golovin (MIE) and his team of researchers are working on a fabric finish to prevent microplastic fibres from shedding during laundry cycles

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Build more, pollute less: New academic-industry partnership to balance infrastructure needs with environmental integrity

The Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment will study how improved structural design, smarter planning and better materials can reduce the environmental footprint of construction

Adnan Ozden

New catalyst design could make better use of captured carbon

U of T Engineering researchers improved the efficiency of an electrochemical process that converts carbon dioxide into commercially valuable products

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How a made-in-Ontario collaboration is creating next-generation components for electric vehicles

Professor Olivier Trescases (ECE) and his team are partnering with Litens, developers of automotive components and technology, to improve EV performance

Jehad Abed and Hitarth Choubisa

U of T Engineering-Fujitsu collaboration uses quantum-inspired computing to discover improved catalyst for clean hydrogen production

Researchers from U of T Engineering and Fujitsu have developed a new way of searching through ‘chemical space’ for materials with desirable properties.

Aimy Bazylak

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