Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)

The explosion of connected sensors and objects, dubbed the Internet of Things, is just one application driving future Internet architectures capable of handling massive quantities of data at ultra-high speeds. Designing the next Internet is just one project U of T engineers are working on in collaboration with Huawei: a new agreement between the parties will spark new multidisciplinary partnerships in areas such as biomedical engineering, materials science and more. (Photo: Creative Commons).

New industry partnership with Huawei fosters collaborations on next-generation technologies

April 12, 2016

Agreement establishes terms to facilitate collaboration on pressing challenges in cloud computing, data centre optimization and beyond

Xueli Zheng, left, and Dr. Bo Zhang set up their device to efficiently split water to store energy as hydrogen. The key is a catalyst made of tungsten, iron and cobalt that is over three times more efficient than the current state-of-the-art. (Photo: Marit Mitchell)

Saving sunshine for a rainy day: New catalyst offers efficient storage of alternative energies

March 24, 2016

International team led by U of T Engineering designs world’s most efficient catalyst for storing energy as hydrogen by splitting water molecules

Gimmy Chu, a U of T Engineering alumnus, co-founded the green technology company Nanoleaf. The company developed the Nanoleaf LED light bulb, the world's most energy-efficient bulb. (Credit: Johnny Guatto).

Federal government backs three U of T Engineering startups and their clean tech innovations

March 11, 2016

Nanoleaf, QD Solar and ARDA Power Inc. received a total of almost $6 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada

Shatha Abuelaish (CompE 1T5) and Rob D’Amico of the Hamilton Professional Firefighters Association demonstrate Xposure, a new app that helps firefighters track their exposure to hazardous chemicals. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Multidisciplinary capstone project: App helps firefighters track hazard exposure

March 4, 2016

Smartphones could soon join axes, ladders and helmets as indispensable tools of the firefighting trade, thanks to a group of recent graduates from U of T Engineering

Tangy the personal assistive robot (credit: Liz Do).

Meet three robots engineered at U of T that could improve — or save — your life

March 3, 2016

Group of international journalists visits Mechanical & Industrial Engineering labs to learn about U of T Engineering research in robotics and automation

Six engineering innovations get a boost from NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants

March 1, 2016

New funding from NSERC will advance U of T Engineering research in sustainable energy, telecommunications and more

Catherine Lacavera (CompE 9T7) has been director of IP and litigation at Google for more than 10 years, where she and her team handle one per cent of all patent litigation in the United States. (Photo: Google)

Catherine Lacavera: Google’s IP and litigation all-star

February 24, 2016

Catherine Lacavera (CompE 9T7) has been director of IP and litigation at Google for more than 10 years, where she and her team handle one per cent of all patent litigation in the United States.

Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng (IBBME, ECE) researches ways to improve MRI scans, which could allow for earlier cancer detection or accelerate the development of personalized medicine. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Smarter scans could detect cancer earlier

February 22, 2016

Professor Hai-Ling Margaret Cheng was working as an electrical engineer in the aerospace and defence industry when she had an epiphany: she realized the signal-processing techniques she was using to improve radar for remote sensing could also enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

Nearly 350 elementary-school teachers from the Toronto District School Board came to U of T Engineering this week to learn computer coding and robotics programming skills that they can integrate across the curriculum. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Toronto teachers partner with U of T Engineering to bring coding into their classrooms

February 19, 2016

A week-long series of computer coding workshops helped TDSB teachers integrate digital literacy across their curriculum.

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