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Photo of Xian Wang
March 13, 2019

Researchers in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have built a set of magnetic “tweezers” that can position a nano-scale bead…

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March 7, 2019

Global Engineering Week, which takes place next week, will challenge students at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science &…

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March 4, 2019

A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering explores how robots persuade and build trust…

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February 20, 2019

The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and the Faculty of Arts & Science are teaming up to revitalize the university’s first-year…

Jonathan Kelly and Steven Waslander
January 30, 2019

Two experts in autonomous vehicles from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have partnered with Coursera to offer…

photo of the DX-3 Vanguard drone and the team behind it
January 11, 2019

Jeremy Wang’s career in aerospace engineering started with folding a simple paper airplane.  Today, he’s leading a team of designers –…

photo of Kerolyn Shairsingh
December 5, 2018

A new study by a graduate student in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering measured significant concentrations of…

photo of Amr Helmy
November 23, 2018

The world’s most ubiquitous navigation technology, GPS – or Global Positioning System – is vulnerable to hacking. This exposes potentially…

Photo of Christopher Dela Cruz and Patrick Atienza
September 26, 2018

Two artists at the University of Toronto Scarborough are fusing sound design, engineering and art in a two-part exhibit for Nuit Blanche,…