Posts Categorized: Research

Engineering alumni startup Nanoleaf creating green jobs in Toronto, China

It started with a viral campaign for the world’s most energy-efficient light bulb in 2013. Now, international media are also calling Nanoleaf a “green job” leader. Founded by University of Toronto engineering alumni Gimmy Chu (ElecE 0T6), Tom Rodinger (IBBME PhD 0T7) and Christian…

Traffic emissions may pollute 1 in 3 Canadian homes

A trio of recently published studies from a team of University of Toronto engineers has found that air pollution could be spreading up to three times farther than thought—contributing to varying levels of air quality across cities. Past research on…

U of T Engineering Supermileage Team wins Shell Eco-marathon in Detroit

Eighty-nine engines revved in Motor City this weekend, but they weren’t racing for gold—they were racing for green. The University of Toronto Supermileage team won this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon Americas in Detroit, Michigan, with an efficiency of 3,421 miles per…

Alternative energy MOOC captures global audience

Originally published in the 2015 issue of Momentum Magazine. When he began instructing at U of T Engineering 37 years ago, Professor James Wallace (MIE) taught a few dozen students at once in campus classrooms. Now with the introduction of massive online open…
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