Engineering Student Named Global Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year
Vincent Cheung (ECE), a PhD candidate, continued his winning streak this month in adding a global title to his local, regional and national entrepreneurial awards. Cheung was named Global Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year, a specialized category within the 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), a program of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The competition is for […]
State-of-the-art Facial Recognition System Unveiled
Visiting a casino is a positive experience for most people — an outing in which the food and entertainment can be as much fun as the betting. But for some, gambling becomes an addiction that can ruin their lives. ECE Professor Kostas Plataniotis and team have come up with a solution that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming […]
Strides Made in Optical Invisibility
If young Harry and friends had not cruised around Hogwarts unseen, hidden by an “invisibility cloak,” much of the hype surrounding metamaterials might itself never have seen the light of day. But when, half a decade ago, researchers made tentative steps toward what had been considered a theoretical possibility — using an artificially structured “meta” […]
Professor Edward (Ted) Davison Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
University Professor Emeritus Ted Davison, of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was inducted into the USA’s National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as a Foreign Associate in a ceremony in Washington, DC, on October 3rd. Founded in 1964, the NAE provides engineering leadership in service to the United States and globally. […]
Academic and Market Leaders Join Forces to Advance Electric Mobility in Canada
A group of Canadian companies announced their intention today to form a consortium to help advance electric mobility in Canada. Code-named “Project EVE,” the consortium represents an effort by companies across Canada with key electric mobility components, such as electric motors and drive trains, battery management systems, lithium battery recycling capabilities, auxiliary power technologies, chargers, […]
Paralyzed Computer Engineer Helps Develop Technology for Children with Disabilities
The Virtual Music Instrument, a specialized software program Eric Wan (ECE 1T0) played a role in helping to develop, is among several projects the computer engineering graduate has been involved with aimed at helping children with disabilities. The work is being done at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, the largest facility of its kind in Canada. […]
Water Flute Gives a Glimpse of Future Interfaces
A fish-shape musical instrument that spouts water jets into which users dip their fingers is being hailed as an example of a new user interface. The instrument, called a hydraulophone, involves putting your fingers on tiny water jets and producing a soothing, organ-like music. “What we really do with these kind of interfaces is make […]
New Inexpensive Solar Cell Design is Pioneered
One of the most promising technologies for making inexpensive but reasonably efficient solar photovoltaic cells just got much cheaper. Scientists at the University of Toronto have shown that inexpensive nickel can work just as well as gold for one of the critical electrical contacts that gather the electrical current produced by their colloidal quantum dot […]
Thought-Control Technology Can Make Toast
Using your brain waves to control the environment around you, like the lights in your home or even your toaster, is already a reality. One Toronto-based company has developed a system called thought-control computing, and it is exploring a range of commercial opportunities that include screens on airplanes and video games. Its philosophy is simple: […]
