Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Professor Aimy Bazylak, director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE), and Oleg Popovsky, co-founder and strategy officer for Constant Power and a member of ISE’s advisory board, speak at the ISE’s third annual research symposium, held March 29, 2016 (Photo: Kristian Galberg)

Institute for Sustainable Energy symposium flips format to close academic-industry loop

March 31, 2016

Third annual event invited industry leaders to bring their most pressing challenges to U of T Engineering researchers

Peter Wen is the co-founder of TeleHex. His self-adjusting bike maintenance tool is smaller and lighter than other commercial hex keys. (Photo: Brian Tran)

One U of T Engineering student’s passion for cycling becomes startup dream

March 30, 2016

Peter Wen is the CEO of TeleHex, a company that produces a small yet powerful self-adjusting bike maintenance tool

U of T Engineering undergraduates unveil novel solutions to industry challenges at Multidisciplinary Capstone Showcase

March 30, 2016

From military navigation to portable accessibility devices, nineteen student teams took on industry challenges as part of this year’s Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects course

Shatha Abuelaish (CompE 1T5) and Rob D’Amico of the Hamilton Professional Firefighters Association demonstrate Xposure, a new app that helps firefighters track their exposure to hazardous chemicals. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Multidisciplinary capstone project: App helps firefighters track hazard exposure

March 4, 2016

Smartphones could soon join axes, ladders and helmets as indispensable tools of the firefighting trade, thanks to a group of recent graduates from U of T Engineering

Tangy the personal assistive robot (credit: Liz Do).

Meet three robots engineered at U of T that could improve — or save — your life

March 3, 2016

Group of international journalists visits Mechanical & Industrial Engineering labs to learn about U of T Engineering research in robotics and automation

Six engineering innovations get a boost from NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants

March 1, 2016

New funding from NSERC will advance U of T Engineering research in sustainable energy, telecommunications and more

Professor Eric Diller (MIE) and his team build tiny robots that could eventually be used inside the human body to improve drug delivery, surgery and other medical procedures. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Tiny, swimming robots could improve surgery

February 22, 2016

Professor Eric Diller (MIE) and his team build miniature robots designed to be used inside the human body.

Prof David Sinton (MIE) has been awarded a 2015 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). (Photo: NSERC)

10,000 greenhouses: Professor David Sinton awarded E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship

February 16, 2016

Award supports research into optimizing the growth of photosynthetic microorganisms that can use solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into chemical products and ultimately fuels

From rare earth elements (REEs) used in smartphones to human muscle tissue grown in a lab, read about eight U of T professors and their innovative research.

From stem-cell muscles to portable power: Eight women shaping the future of engineering

February 11, 2016

On the first International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet these professors creating innovative solutions in bioengineering, sustainability, communications and enabling technologies

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