Posts By: Engineering

Bio-inspired Design May Lead to More Energy Efficient Windows

University of Toronto Engineering professor Ben Hatton (MSE) is turning to nature to find a way to make windows more energy efficient. In a recent article in Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells , Hatton and colleagues at Harvard University describe a…

All Charged Up & Ready to Go

The U of T Blue Sky Solar Team is trying to get to Australia, and they need your help. The U of T Engineering-based team, which has built the B-7 solar car, has started a IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds to…

Pilotless Planes May Hold Key to Spotting Forest Fires

Every year Ontario experiences more than 700 forest fires, affecting more than 120,000 hectares of woodland. Finding those fires and alerting fire rangers is a daunting task in a province as large as Ontario. But UTIAS Professor Hugh Liu thinks he may…

ChemE Prof Brews a Life-saving Tea

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 600,000 perinatal deaths, and more than 100,000 maternal deaths are caused by iron deficiency each year. Professor Emeritus Levente Diosady (ChemE) believes these numbers can be reduced by creating an ‘iron brew,’ or in other…

Canadian-Made Electric Car Comes to U of T

A2B, the world’s only completely Canadian-designed, Canadian-fabricated electric car, is rolling onto the U of T campus. After collaborating over the past two years with the car’s manufacturer, Toronto Electric, Olivier Trescases, a professor in the Energy Group of The Edward…
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