Student startups compete for $42,000 in funding at Entrepreneurship Hatchery demo night
Aiming for more than $42,000 in prizes, young U of T entrepreneurs pitching to investors packed their presentations with 3D animations, live classical guitar serenades, product giveaways hidden under audience chairs – and one very efficient mop bucket. Welcome to demo night at the Entrepreneurship Hatchery, U of T Engineering’s startup incubator, where 13 companies […]
Fall fashion tips from U of T engineer’s personalized pocket stylist app, Blynk
According to Shums Kassam (EngSci 1T5), a U of T Engineering degree equips students with many valuable things, but a solid fashion sense isn’t necessarily one of them. Two things, among others, that Kassam claims he has gained from his engineering degree are both the competencies to build a digital personal stylist app called Blynk, as […]
3D-printed chocolate, DIY robots and more: Toronto Maker Faire
For anyone who makes anything – from R2D2 robots to DIY skateboards to 3D-printed chocolate sculptures and beyond – participating in the Maker Faire means entering into a worldwide family-friendly carnival of wondrous, inventive physical stuff. Launched as a showcase of cool inventions from California’s Bay area in 2006, satellite Maker Faires have since popped up around the […]
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. […]
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 […]
Engineering energy-efficient lighting
Doing more with less is the future of lighting. As smart novel lighting technologies use less energy to shine brighter, it’s also a trend that flipping the switch in homes and businesses around the world. It’s known as smart sustainable lighting, and researchers from the University of Toronto are leading the charge in design and […]
Six ways sustainable lighting transforms cities, health, business and the environment
Walk into a hardware store these days and you’ll find more varieties of light bulbs than ever before. Some look strange and cost more than traditional incandescent bulbs, but these energy-efficient, “green” lighting solutions – and others still in development – are helping to drastically change our homes, our cities and our world. Light emitting […]
Two Engineering startups at U of T’s Creative Destruction Lab
With the latest LED technology, tomorrow’s televisions and smartphones are set to be thinner and more flexible than ever. And now, thanks to a startup from U of T Engineering alumni, they could be more affordable as well. OTI Lumionics is one of 11 startups – two of which hail from Engineering – that recently […]
The world’s most energy efficient light bulb now dims without a dimmer
What if you could dim the lights across your entire house without having to buy dimming switches – and save the environment too? Thanks to the latest invention from Nanoleaf, a startup from U of T Engineering alumni, you soon can. Nanoleaf, creators of the world’s most efficient light bulb, has released a new dimmable […]
