Taller buildings get a bad rap. New research from U of T Engineering’s Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment (CSBE) has found that while adding height does slightly increase embodied emissions, ...

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the ...

By placing the cells on surfaces patterned with fractal shapes that mimic natural structures in the kidney, the team ...

Rising demand for technology innovation is putting greater emphasis on education and upskilling for workforce development ...

An artificial intelligence-driven chatbot being developed by U of T researchers could soon deliver therapy that will help people in Canada quit smoking. In the medium term, the chatbot could help ...

This article originally appeared in the 2016 issue of Skulematters magazine. George Klein in the electric wheelchair he helped design. Photo courtesy of the National Research Council of Canada. In ...

Students across all years of study will take an oath of ethics, responsibility and mentorship ...

A new model designed by researchers from U of T Engineering’s Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment (CSBE) finds that adopting the right mix of sustainable construction practices could enable ...

Fuel cells turn chemicals into electricity. Now, a U of T Engineering team has adapted technology from fuel cells to do the reverse: harness electricity to make valuable chemicals from waste carbon ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have used machine learning to design nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) have found that studying blood flow in leg muscles may help detect cardiovascular disease earlier compared to ...

Researchers at U of T Engineering have successfully utilized an AI framework to redesign a crucial protein involved in the delivery of gene therapy. The study, led by Professor Michael Garton (BME) ...