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This cactus-based material could help improve rainwater harvesting for communities across rural Mexico

News June 12, 2026

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This team of CivMin researchers is studying the Gordie Howe International Bridge — down to the microscopic level

News June 9, 2026

Left to right: Connor Bowers (ChemE MASc 2T5), Ian Gois (ChemE PhD student) and Professor Chris Lawson (ChemE) are three members of the team that aims to produce commercially valuable fatty acids from waste via bacterial fermentation. (photo by Inderjeet Bajwa)

Cosmetics from waste? New microbial discovery could enable more sustainable production of high-value chemical products

News April 16, 2026

U of T Engineering and Reach Alliance join forces to advance health equity in Mexico

News March 3, 2026

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Improved estimates of storm water in sewers could help reduce flooding

News February 9, 2026

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Taller doesn’t mean terrible: How smart design can lower carbon emissions for residential buildings

News February 5, 2026

Amy Bilton

CREATE grant puts sensing, data and analytics in the service of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

News December 16, 2025

In this prototype carbon capture apparatus, a solution of potassium hydroxide is wicked up into polypropylene fibres; circulating air evaporates the water in the solution, concentrating it to very high levels. The white crystals are nearly pure potassium carbonate, formed from carbon removed directly from air. (photo by Dongha Kim)

New ‘rock candy’ technique offers a simpler, less costly way to capture carbon directly from air

News November 27, 2025

Aerial view of clothes in a washing machine

The inequalities of laundry: U of T research reveals overlooked source of microplastic pollution

News November 19, 2025

rom left to right: Nissan North America’s Yoshinori Suzue, Nissan Motor Corp.’s Atsushi Teraji, the Ontario government’s Chris Scott, Nissan Canada’s Abhishek Bhatia and U of T’s Olivier Trescases attend an on-campus demonstration of the next generation Nissan LEAF

U of T-Nissan partnership to accelerate research at the intersection of EVs and electric grids

News August 29, 2025

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