Two Engineering Professors Inducted into the Royal Society of Canada
Professors J. Stewart Aitchison (ECE) and Harry Ruda (MSE) were inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada at a ceremony at the National Gallery of Canada on Saturday, November 27. The RSC is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists and scientists. It comprises nearly 2,000 Fellows, who are selected by their peers for outstanding […]
Counterfeit Tokens Are Used Daily on Toronto’s Transit System, Engineering Analysis Finds
A sophisticated counterfeit TTC token obtained by CBC News underscores the challenges faced by the Toronto transit agency as it tries to deal with a problem that is costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. The token, at first glance, looks virtually identical to a regular Toronto Transit Commission token. The two even […]
Halloween Science: The Bleeding Edge of Forensics
In fictional television shows such as Dexter and CSI, patterns in blood splatters at the scene of the crime can be counted on to lead investigators to the killer. In real life, they’re a useful tool, but an imperfect one. Scientists who have spent their careers studying the behaviours of liquids are putting forensic techniques to the test. […]
Research Demonstrates Single-charge-detection Capability of Nanowire Field-effect Transistors
Future storage, computing and sensing technologies will invariably rely on an ability to measure ever smaller amounts of charge at the fastest possible speeds. To date, state-of-the art single electron transistors have held the record, but required cooling to extremely low temperatures (i.e., some 270 degrees C below room temperature). The Harry Ruda group in the Department […]
Engineering Professor and Alumnus Selected for Best Paper Award
Professor Stavros Argyropoulos (MSE) and alumnus Dr. Zhi Li (MSE PhD 0T8) have been selected for a Metallurgical Society (MetSoc) Best Paper Award. Professor Argyropoulos and Dr. Li’s winning paper was entitled “The Assimilation of Mn-Al Powder Compacts in Liquid Mg: Exothermicity and Recovery Issues,” and was published in the CMQ, Vol. 48, No. 4, in 2009. The award will […]
The Potential of Nanotechnology
As the semiconductors that power the chips and lasers responsible for computing information shrink down to the nano-scale, they produce higher levels of electrical resistance and capacitance that ultimately slow performance. In recent years a research team, led by University of Toronto professors Doug Perovic (MSE) and Geoffrey Ozin of the Department of Chemistry, has been seeking […]
Canadian Importers Purchasing Toxic Jewellery from China
Canadian importers, particularly those of children’s toys and imitation jewellery, should be extra-vigilant when purchasing from China. Lured by China’s intensely fragmented manufacturing sector, where thousands of small operators outbid each other with low per-unit costs, Canadian companies have been faced with recalls when the jewellery they imported was found to have high lead levels. One study of Chinese-manufactured […]
U of T Engineers Receive NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize
Congratulations to Professors Sanjeev Chandra (MIE), Tom Coyle (MSE), and Javad Mostaghimi (MIE) and Dr. Valerian (Larry) Pershin (MIE), of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies, who have been awarded the 2010 NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering. This award, which includes a research grant of $250,000, recognizes a team […]
