U of T Engineering alumni burn up Indiegogo with first intelligent heated base layer
Were you a little chilly last winter? So were Alex Huang (ElecE 1T3+PEY) and Jason Yakimovich (CompE 1T3+PEY). Then fourth-year students slogging through bitter drifts to class, the two were so unimpressed by the “polar vortex” that they decided to take matters into their own hands by inventing the world’s first intelligent heated base layer. […]
U of T Engineering welcomes four new faculty members
As new and returning engineering students attend their first classes of the year, the excitement on U of T campus is palpable. But it’s not only the pupils who are looking forward to a fresh start; our newest educators are also excited to join the Faculty, to pursue research and to inspire the next generation […]
Using iPod apps to help diagnose, treat alcohol withdrawal
A 42-year-old investment banker arrived at the emergency room with complaints of nausea, vomiting, anxiety and tremors. He told doctors he drank alcohol every day—often at business lunches—and at home every evening. Worried about his health, he decided to quit drinking and had his last Scotch 24 hours before going to the hospital. It’s a […]
Two wearable tech startups from U of T engineering alumni making news
They’re building up, shipping out and being celebrated as the future of innovation. The University of Toronto is a hub for many biotech and health innovators looking to develop their research and business acumen through programs, courses, accelerators and more. With consumers continually looking for the next new thing, it can take a lot for […]
Why this U of T biotech entrepreneur made MIT’s Innovators Under 35 list
David He (ECE 0T5) found himself in good company today: MIT Technology Review just named him to its list of Innovators Under 35. It’s a title the University of Toronto engineering alumnus shares with past honourees such as Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Jack Dorsey (Twitter) and Jonathan Ive (designer of the […]
U of T Engineering’s Wei Yu among world’s most influential researchers
Want faster Internet? Professor Wei Yu (ECE) is on the case. Professor Yu was recently named to Thomson Reuters’ rankings of the most highly cited scientific researchers in the world, one of 19 University of Toronto professors to make the list. He was included in the Computer Science category, which selected just 117 top thinkers […]
From pulsars to particles: What can engineers do with big data?
The information available today, between books, the Internet and more, amounts to approximately 1,200 exabytes – that’s 1,200 billion gigabytes – of data. If all of that were stored on CDs, the discs would form five stacks, each tall enough to reach the moon. Big data – sets of information that are too large to […]
Turning scientists into entrepreneurs with Techno’s startup accelerator program
Albert Einstein is said to have been unable to balance a chequebook or ride a bicycle. And yet, he is credited with some of the most important ideas and discoveries of the 20th century, including the Theory of Relativity. Is it possible for one person to contain all the skills necessary to turn ideas into […]
What state secrets is your house keeping?
Wondering why your hydro bill is so high this month? There is a chance your neighbours are offloading some of their consumption on to you, or even monitoring your usage to learn about your daily habits. These are concerns that arise as we become more advanced in our regulation of energy through complex cyber networks […]
