Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Professor Benjamin Hatton (MSE). (Photo: U of T Engineering)

Smart finger pads for robots among six U of T Engineering projects awarded with Connaught Innovation funding

March 10, 2020

Emerging technologies in areas such as human health and advanced manufacturing receive funding boost

Professor Scott Sanner and his team will use industry-partnered funding to develop more personalized and interactive conversational assistants by leveraging recent advances in deep learning. (Credit: Pam Walls)

Google recognizes machine learning and computer systems experts with Faculty Research Award

February 28, 2020

U of T Engineering professors Scott Sanner (MIE) and Vaughn Betz (ECE) are developing next-gen tools for conversational assistants, and the production of more powerful computer chips

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) is involved in the 2020 GTA Heart Map Challenge, which aims to improve the accessibility of automated external defibrillators. (Credit: Pam Walls)

AEDs save lives. By mapping them, you can help save more.

February 12, 2020

GTA Heart Map Challenge aims to improve the accessibility of automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

Left to right: Adnan Ozden (MIE PhD candidate), Joshua Wicks (ECE PhD candidate), and F. Pelayo García de Arquer (ECE postdoctoral fellow) are among the team members who have designed an electrolyzer that converts CO2 to valuable products 10 times faster than previous versions. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

“Reverse fuel cell” converts waste carbon to valuable products at record rates

February 6, 2020

U of T Engineering researchers develop enhanced device to transform CO2 into valuable chemicals 10 times faster than previous versions

The handheld 3D skin printer developed by U of T Engineering researchers works like a paint roller, covering an area with a uniform sheet of skin, stripe by stripe. Blue dye was used for this photo shoot for visibility purposes. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Handheld 3D skin printer demonstrates accelerated healing of large, severe burns

February 4, 2020

Researchers at U of T Engineering and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre develop a skin printer that works like a paint roller, depositing bio ink that speeds up wound healing

Teng Cui (MIE PhD candidate) holds up a silicon chip with half a million embedded tiny holes. By stretching graphene across the holes, Cui was able to measure its resistance to mechanical fatigue. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Won’t crack under pressure: stress test reveals graphene can withstand more than one billion cycles before breaking

January 28, 2020

U of T Engineering researchers have discovered that the carbon-based material is highly resistant to mechanical fatigue

Super stretchy, transparent and self-powering, researchers Xinyu Liu (MIE) and Binbin Ying (MIE, pictured) believe their AISkin will lead to meaningful advancements in wearable electronics, personal health care, and robotics. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Skin-like sensors bring a human touch to wearable tech

January 8, 2020

Artificial “skin” sensor could be the future of wearable and stretchable electronics, with applications in wound-healing, gaming and more

As a PhD student, Pavani Cherukpally researched the use of polyurethane foams to adsorb droplets of oil in wastewater. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Oil-adsorbing sponge could prevent environmental contamination

December 16, 2019

U of T researchers have developed a chemically modified sponge that can remove oil microdroplets from wastewater with more than 90% efficiency in just 10 minutes

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) is among the four U of T Engineering professors and one alumnus to be inducted into the Engineering Institute of Canada for 2019. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Professors and alumnus elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada

December 13, 2019

Five members of the U of T Engineering community were honoured for their contributions to Canada and to their chosen fields

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