Innovation

150 Years of Firsts

To mark an important milestone, U of T Engineering looks back at some of its boldest thinkers

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

What If…

The U of T community helped build a more just, prosperous and sustainable world for all?

Three Ways Canada Celebrated Insulin’s 100th Anniversary

The game-changing treatment for diabetes patients was marked with a special stamp and coin – and a Heritage Minute

The Miracle of Insulin

A century after U of T scientists discovered the life-saving extract, researchers are finding new ways to improve the lives of people with diabetes

Attracting Top Talent to Canada

Canada could invest in a “moonshot” to recruit the world’s outstanding scientists engineers, artists and scholars

A New Era in Medicine

How a historic $250-million gift to U of T will transform medical education–and improve patient care

Pumped Up

These 3-D printers create perfect models of life-sized human hearts, spines and other body parts

Hyperloop Explained

A new transportation technology could zip you from Toronto to Montreal in 45 minutes. We took a peek under the hood

More Than a Pipe Dream

Ryan Janzen is developing a new kind of transportation that could revolutionize intercity travel – and he wants to be the first to ride it

A Way to Make Things Disappear

Prof. George Eleftheriades is developing a radar-evading technology that he thinks could be used one day to make anything invisible

Greener Pastures

Can a simple high-tech tool for farmers boost crop yields in developing countries?

Munk One Students Think Locally, Act Globally

The Munk School of Global Affairs encourages students to apply what they learn to a global issue they’re passionate about. Sometimes it saves lives

The Risk of Innovating First

How should companies respond to technological disruption?

John Evans Was a Champion of Innovative Medical Education

U of T's ninth president truly changed the world

A Life-Saving Innovation

Recent grads win engineering design award for a low-cost medical device that will help keep patients breathing

The Future As We See It

Five intriguing technologies that could change your life by 2025

Solar-Powered Flight

A new kind of aircraft could fly 1,000 km powered only by the sunlight that shines on its back

Risky Business

U of T science students are learning how to turn their high-tech ideas into products the world wants

Universities and the Innovation Economy

U of T is laying new foundations for prosperity

The Evolution of an Idea

Reinventing the automobile

A Place in the Sun

Come ride with U of T's solar car racing team, cutting-edge crusaders for a cleaner future

Did Someone Say ‘Eureka’?

The great idea is just the first step – that’s when the Innovations Foundation steps in. Now it’s looking for alumni who can help take new discoveries to market

Scientists & Thinkers

Leading in science, research and thought