Posts Tagged: nanotechnology

DNA-built Nanoparticles Safely Target Cancer Tumours

A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling ‘building blocks’ of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications, or cancer-identifying markers, directly into cancerous tumours. The study, led by Professor Warren…

100 Years of Materials Innovation, 1913–2013

Once known as Department Eight: Metallurgical Engineering, the Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) has seen a lot of changes in 100 years. Today, it can count close to 2,000 alumni, 200 current undergraduate students, 80 graduate students and 17 core…

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Professor Elected ASME Fellow

  Professor Yu Sun (MIE) has been elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Fellowship is the highest elected grade of membership within ASME, the attainment of which recognizes outstanding engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. A global leader…

Semiconductor Conference Comes to U of T

Delegates from around the world came to U of T August 18-23 to to hear about new advances in nanomaterials and photovoltaics at the 25th international conference on amorphous and nanocrystalline semiconductors. This silver anniversary conference marks almost half a…
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