Posts Tagged: sustainability
One of the most promising technologies for making inexpensive but reasonably efficient solar photovoltaic cells just got much cheaper. Scientists at the University of Toronto have shown that inexpensive nickel can work just as well as gold for one of…
Announced on June 7 at the High Performance Computing Symposium, a team of researchers from the University of Toronto’s Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) performed the largest simulation of bio-jet fuel combustion to date. These supercomputer simulations will make…
Second-year Chemical Engineering student David Castelino has been named one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20™ by Youth in Motion, a national charitable organization that develops and implements dynamic programs for youth. Castelino was recognized for his development of a thin-film solar…
Olivier Trescases from The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, with Chris Lea, director of facilities at Hart House and David Berliner, Hart House’s sustainability coordinator, took home one of three Green Innovation Awards at the Green Toronto Awards ceremony on…
Professor Chris Kennedy (CivE) published study, “Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities” examined ten global cities’ greenhouse gas emissions. Professor Kennedy believes cities can learn best practices and strategies for reducing air pollutants by comparing and understanding why different cities generate the…
TORONTO, ON – With infrastructure spending a big part of government economic stimulus plans across North America, concrete is suddenly looking like a hot commodity. The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering is at the forefront of…
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