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Brothers invent a device to slash vampire power

First-year Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) wunderkind Deep Prasad (ElecE 1T7) could have studied anywhere. The Surrey, B.C., native received scholarship offers from universities across the country, but U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery sealed the deal. An inventor at…

From the mysteries of the knuckleball to perfecting sales pitches

Whether it’s an app to help patients navigate Toronto General Hospital, better planning tools at Salesforce.com, or a machine that throws the elusive knuckleball, this year’s MIE Design, Research & Innovation Showcase was overflowing with ingenuity and new ideas. On…

A WISE weekend for women in science & engineering

“If you’re not failing enough, are you challenging yourself enough?” These were wise words shared by Kathy Lee, President & CEO of GE Capital Canada, as she opened this year’s Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) National Conference.On March 22 – 23,…

Turbulence: New research ends decade-long physics debate

Turbulence. The word often conjures feelings of bouncing back and forth in an airplane seat. You tighten your grip on the armrests, and the intercom crackles, “Ladies and gentleman, the captain has turned on the fasten seatbelt sign.” But here…
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