U of T Engineers Help Build an Antenna for Light
University of Toronto researchers have derived inspiration from the photosynthetic apparatus in plants to engineer a new generation of nanomaterials that control and direct the energy absorbed from light. Their findings are reported in Nature Nanotechnology , released on July 10, 2011. The U of T researchers, led by Professors Shana Kelley and Ted Sargent, report […]
U of T Engineers Crack Solar Challenge
In a paper published in Nature Photonics, U of T Engineering researchers report a new solar cell that may pave the way to inexpensive coatings that efficiently convert the sun’s rays to electricity. The U of T Engineers, led by Professor Ted Sargent (ECE PhD 9T8), report the first efficient tandem solar cell based on […]
Five Engineering Researchers Awarded Connaught Grants
Winners of the newly revamped Connaught New Researcher Awards, fostering excellence in research and innovation by assistant professors, include five researchers from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. They are: Professor Jason Anderson (ECE, MASc 9T7, PhD 0T5) – A self-accelerating adaptive processor: automatic software-to-hardware synthesis Professor Timothy Bender (ChemE) – Integration of the Nocel F5BsubPc […]
New Utility Project Will Employ CAPE’s Power Management System
Dow Kokam, a leading large-format battery system producer, announced today that it will supply eCAMION Inc., a Canadian green-energy solutions provider, with advanced lithium-ion technology to provide stationary energy storage solutions for a Canadian utility project supported by Sustainable Development Technology of Canada. The project will integrate Dow Kokam’s proven lithium-ion battery cells with eCAMION’s […]
The Body Electric
Steve Mann (ECE) is attaching electronic devices to his body in his youth. The purpose? To experience a reality that has been technologically mediated. Steve Mann is a cyborg. That is, he’s a human with both biological and artificial parts. Others know him as a professor of engineering at the University of Toronto, and a […]
Pedal Really Means Power at Hart House
The prototype sustainable power plant that University of Toronto Professor Olivier Trescases (ECE) is demonstrating doesn’t look like much. A simple black-box battery connected by clips to red and yellow wires that go to a decades-old electricity meter, then by more exposed wiring into something that looks like an exposed computer motherboard, which is itself […]
Engineering Student’s Photo Business is Shaping Up Nicely
Vincent Cheung (ECE) is the owner and founder of Shape Collage, a software program that allows users to create picture collages with just a few clicks of the mouse. When he’s not running a successful business, he’s completing his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto. Over the past year, Mr. […]
BCIT Named to Lead Advanced Smart-Grid Research Project in B.C.
A ‘micro-grid’ electricity system on the Burnaby campus of British Columbia Institute of Technology could be the catalyst for major changes in power distribution at BC Hydro. BCIT and research partners, including the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto, share $5 million in federal funding awarded last week by science and technology […]
New York Cyborg Artist Visits Engineering Professor
When New York artist Wafaa Bilal visited Toronto recently, he got together with inventor Steve Mann to compare notes on mounting cameras on their heads. Then they jumped into Mann’s hot tub to play some music. Bilal, an Iraqi who has lived in the United States since 1991, is a performance artist who hopes to […]
