Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences - University of Toronto Magazine

With Damaged Organs, a Chance for “Regrowth”

Prof. Michael Sefton imagines being able to treat diabetes with a single injection

Rhodes Scholar Stephanie Gaglione is interested in vaccine development

How pollution-eating microbes could help clean up toxic sites

U of T scientist uses long-lived algae to track annual changes in northern climate back to 1300s

By fortifying two everyday foods, Prof. Levente Diosady aims to reduce malnutrition worldwide

A PhD candidate’s low-cost sensors could be deployed across cities to gather highly local air-quality data

An idea developed at U of T would help turn polluting oilsands waste into clean-burning hydrogen gas

Emma Master imagines a world with much less garbage, thanks to new organic materials she’s researching

A U of T prof is looking at the relationship between traffic emissions, health and how close people live to major roads

Chemical engineer Ramin Farnood is developing “smart” packaging that could warn consumers if a food product is tainted

After years of incremental progress, spinal cord repair is edging closer to reality

Food Engineering Group is creating a drink that will provide protein, vitamins and micronutrients

Can new technology make Toronto's garbage problem disappear?

Chemist David Boocock has developed a clean-burning fuel from organic waste

Plastic tube may hold hope for paralyzed patients