Safety First
AI has developed faster than anyone thought. Will it serve humanity’s best interests? Read More
AI Learns Everything It Knows from Humans. Will Humans also Learn from AI?
The short answer: it depends Read More
AI Everywhere
Before we know it, artificial intelligence will be all around us. Are we ready? Read More
The Einstein Camera
A century ago, a U of T astronomer led a small group of Canadians on a daring expedition to remote Australia. Their mission? To prove the Theory of General Relativity Read More
Picking Up the Pace of Scientific Discovery
Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik is using AI and robotics to help create new, more sustainable materials in a fraction of the usual time Read More
The Search for Another Earth
Astronomer Sara Seager believes there are other planets that support life. She’s dedicated much of her career to finding them Read More
What the Zebrafish Can Tell Us
How this tiny animal is helping scientists investigate disorders of the human brain Read More
Alán Aspuru-Guzik Has Seen the Lab of The Future, and It’s Very, Very Fast
By bringing artificial intelligence into chemistry, Prof. Aspuru-Guzik aims to vastly shrink the time it takes to develop new drugs – and almost everything else Read More
A U of T Startup Is Launching Tiny Satellites into Space
Kepler Communications plans to build a global communications network using devices so small they fit in a gym bag Read More
A New Generation of Spacecraft, Powered by Light
Solar sails could propel ships to other planets – and even stars – with much less fuel Read More
The Big Bang
Life on Earth exploded about 540 million years ago. Scientists are now beginning to understand why Read More
The Day the Stars Collided
It was all hands on deck for U of T astronomers during a rare cosmic event that led to the first sighting of a new object Read More
Getting Smarter
A U of T computer scientist is helping to build a new generation of intelligent machines Read More
U of T’s World Wide Web
The university’s scholars are collaborating with partners in every region of the globe to answer questions that challenge us all Read More
What is Real?
Philosophy prof Ian Hacking’s ideas about science earn him $800,000 prize Read More
When Time Began
A new telescope may shed light on the universe’s first moments Read More
U of T’s Biggest Class Ever
Coursera brings online learning to the masses Read More
Fighting Tooth Decay
A new way of peering inside teeth could find lesions before they become cavities and eliminate the need for “drilling and filling” Read More
Detecting Cancer
A new technique using light and metal nanoparticles could help save lives Read More
Looking Skyward
James Graham aims for the stars as Dunlap Institute’s first director Read More
Life on Mars?
Scientists are trying to determine if methane in the Martian atmosphere came from living organisms Read More
Cheaper Digital X-Rays
Physicist John Rowlands has invented a way to deliver high-quality X-rays at a fraction of the regular cost Read More
Smarter Buildings
A U of T computer scientist is developing a program to help predict – and ultimately reduce – buildings’ energy use Read More
The True Nature of Time
A century after Einstein proposed his theory of relativity, scientists are still debating how time works Read More
The Ads Have Eyes
Software uses tiny cameras to track who's watching digital ad displays Read More
Computer Vision
Want to know where an unidentified picture was taken? A computer program being developed at U of T can help Read More
To Boldly Go
U of T's Dunlap Institute will step up the search for worlds beyond our solar system Read More
Sunnier Days
High energy prices are giving solar cells a new-found lustre Read More
Great Eureka Moments in History
From Isaac Newton to Sir Paul McCartney, inspiration arrived suddenly Read More
Stay Tuned
The spirit of Edward S. Rogers Sr. is energizing a new wave in communications Read More