Hidden Tales of Ancient Books
U of T researchers are using advanced technologies to reveal new insights about texts that are hundreds of years old
Medical technology
A New Way to Monitor Heart Patients
“Lab on a chip” technology will reduce travel expenses and improve care for those living in remote communities
The Robots Are Coming
They’re already common in manufacturing. Soon, they’ll be almost everywhere
Three Moments from Fall 2021
Testing out new technologies – and collecting an old one
Robots Are Taking on New Shapes
How a slender, snake-like device could give doctors new ways to save lives
Mapping the Human Body, One Cell at a Time
U of T scientists have created a cell-by-cell map of the human liver that could increase the success of transplant surgery and lead to new treatments for liver disease
Pumped Up
These 3-D printers create perfect models of life-sized human hearts, spines and other body parts
Tiny Robots, and the Future of Drug Delivery
Microscopic machines may soon swim through our bodies, delivering cancer drugs to tumours and assisting with difficult surgeries
Healing Hearts at Home
Apps such as Medly are expected to reduce hospital admission rates for heart patients while also helping them recover
Healthy City
How can we improve the health of some of the city's most vulnerable residents?
A Life-Saving Innovation
Recent grads win engineering design award for a low-cost medical device that will help keep patients breathing
A Foot in Two Worlds
3-D printing is creating new opportunities – and raising intriguing questions – as digital and physical realms meld
Grist for the Mill
Medicine wasn't always so easy to swallow
The Sixth Age
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side