Posts Tagged: research
Turbulence. The word often conjures feelings of bouncing back and forth in an airplane seat. You tighten your grip on the armrests, and the intercom crackles, “Ladies and gentleman, the captain has turned on the fasten seatbelt sign.” But here…
Whether we’re transporting goods halfway across the planet, or making steel in large-scale factories, limiting our carbon emissions is an immense challenge. But Professor Murray Thomson (MIE) and his team at U of T Engineering are up to the task.…
You may have heard of a pacemaker for improving function of a human heart, but have you ever considered one for bowel functions? In a study published this week in Nature Communications, a group of researchers have uncovered a previously…
Slogging through the snow this winter has been tough. It’s blocked roads and highways, buried entire cities and left Canadians to dream of palm trees as they frantically scrape ice off their windshields. But in some regions, where the snow…
A study co-published in Nature Medicine this week by University of Toronto researcher Penney Gilbert (IBBME) has determined a stem cell based method for restoring strength to damaged skeletal muscles of the elderly. Skeletal muscles are some of the most…
Six U of T Engineers have received research funding for projects that tackle major societal challenges – from reducing traffic congestion and improving spinal surgery, to understanding the world at the nanoscale. And the source of the investment? U of…
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