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7 hours ago · A team of students from U of T Engineering has clinched the top spot in the 2025 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race. Their yellow, submarine-shaped vehicle — appropriately named Ringo — beat out nearly a dozen other challengers in the competition, held January 25 at Groupe Plein Air Terrebonne, a ski resort just outside of Montreal. “I think we were all a bit surprised,” says ...

4 days ago · The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has climbed to the 23rd spot in the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings by Subject 2025. The faculty has jumped three spots since 2024 and is the only Canadian engineering school in the top 25. The ranking assesses universities across five core disciplines: general engineering, electrical and electronic ...

12 hours ago · New funding from NSERC and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will advance several U of T Engineering projects related to quantum communication networks, quantum computing and more. Professor Li Qian (ECE) is a key principal investigator on three of the newly funded projects. Her overarching goal is to make quantum communication more practical and accessible. “Whether it’s about protecting ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Mostaghimi recognized for innovation in creating inventions that have made an impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society

May 1, 2023 · The University of Toronto has been awarded a $200-million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) to revolutionize the speed and impact of scientific discovery through its Acceleration Consortium. The funding – the largest federal research grant ever awarded to a Canadian university – will support the consortium’s work on ‘self-driving labs’ that combine ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Strong as steel, light as foam: Machine learning and nano-3D printing produce breakthrough high-performance, nano-architected materials By Safa Jinje January 23, 2025

Oct 15, 2024 · A new study from U of T Engineering’s Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering suggests that large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) could lead to significant population-level health benefits. The team used computer simulations to show that aggressive electrification of the U.S. vehicle fleet, coupled with an ambitious rollout of renewable electricity generation, could result in ...

Sep 18, 2024 · Through a partnership with Jule powered by eCAMION, U of T Engineering researchers are meeting the demand for innovative energy solutions that can help advance the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV). U of T research has contributed to the development of the world’s first direct current (DC) sourced electric vehicle fast charger with an integrated battery energy storage system. Now ...

Nov 14, 2024 · Funding will advance research in cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, human centred automation and more