Grad Invents Smart Keyboard for Smartphones
Although virtual keyboards are increasingly common, they can sometimes be frustrating to use. That frustration helps explain why the “Minuum”, a new keyboard developed by Will Walmsley (MASc IndE 1T2) and computer science assistant professor Khai Truong, is creating a lot of buzz lately. Described as the “the little keyboard for big fingers,” Minuum is squeezed on […]
U of T Engineering Grads Invent World’s Most Energy-efficient Light Bulb
[vimeo 55252822 w=760 h=428] Three U of T Engineering graduates have invented the world’s most energy-efficient light bulb, the NanoLight. According to Gimmy Chu (ElecE 0T6), Tom Rodinger (IBBME PhD 0T7) and Christian Yan (ElecE 0T6), it’s a breakthrough in LED lighting technology. Made out of printed circuit-board material that’s folded into the shape of […]
Ideas Ignite at Entrepreneurship Weekend Event
Although entrepreneurship is sometimes perceived as a one-person show – think Steve Jobs – in many cases, the next big, successful business idea is ignited through teamwork. That’s the basis behind U of T’s first-ever Idea Ignition Weekend, hosted by U of T Engineering’s The Entrepreneurship Hatchery and the Nspire Innovation Network. The weekend event, […]
You’re Next Career Fair Bursting at the Seams
Almost 3,000 students crowded into the McCaul Street Exam Centre for the fourth annual You’re Next Career Fair last week to meet with 81 potential employers ranging from A Thinking Ape to Xtreme Labs. That number was sixty percent higher than last year’s turnout, said Denizcan Karadadas (IndE 1T3), associate director of the career fair. […]
Bionym: Software that Gets to the Heart of Computer Security
Passwords are the bane of 21st century life. But Bionym, a Toronto-based tech start-up founded by Foteini Agrafioti (ElecE MASc 0T9 PhD 1T1) and Karl Martin (ElecE BASc 0T1 MASc 0T3 PhD 1T0), promises to change that. The company develops biometric software. Its latest project may change the way we secure our digital information in […]
Engineering Students are Five of The Next 36
Five engineering students are among six U of T undergrads selected as part of The Next 36, an annual program aimed at promoting Canadian entrepreneurship among undergraduate youth. “I got in, and I was shocked,” said Simon Bromberg. “I thought there’d be no way I was going to get in, that I’d do my best and […]
A Beacon of Hope for Engineering Entrepreneurs
On November 13, alumnus Taylor Martin (MechE 0T7 + PEY) and Steve Tam enlightened a lunchtime Speakers Series of The Entrepreneurship Hatchery. The inventive duo explained how Kickstarter and the jumpstart of a U of T Engineering education gave the Beacon Bicycle Company the boost it needed for early success. The co-founders have designed, manufactured and distributed […]
WIND Mobile Founder and Engineering Alumnus Shares His Wisdom with First Years
On September 6 at Convocation Hall, first-year engineering students kickstarted their academic career with a plenary lecture filled with inspiring words from Faculty leaders, and one of U of T Engineering’s successful graduates, Canadian entrepreneur and telecommunications executive Anthony Lacavera (CompE 9T7). Before Lacavera became the Chairman and CEO of Globalive Communications Inc. and WIND Mobile, he […]
MSE Alumnus Honoured by Black Business & Professional Association
Materials Science & Engineering alumnus Andrew N. Forde (MSE 1T1) has been named the recipient of the 2012 Harry Jerome Young Entrepreneur Award by the Black Business & Professional Association. The Young Entrepreneur category recognizes a distinguished professional between the ages of 18 to 35 who embodies entrepreneurial spirit and success, the proven ability to turn business […]
