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Three promising new technologies from U of T engineers are one step closer to market thanks to the latest round of Heffernan Commercialization Fellowships. Researchers are awarded $17,000 per year, with the possibility of a one-year renewal. This year’s recipients…
Originally published in the Spring 2015 issue of Edge Magazine. Have you ever been on a plane and marvelled over the fact that a 400-ton hunk of metal can get off the ground? As you peered out the window at the wing flaps,…
Pretty soon, powering your tablet could be as simple as wrapping it in cling wrap. That’s Illan Kramer’s (ECE) hope. Kramer and colleagues have just invented a new way to spray solar cells onto flexible surfaces using miniscule light-sensitive materials known…
If you visit the lighting section of your nearest hardware store, chances are you’ll be bombarded by the latest mega-efficient LED bulbs—but to alumnus Michael Helander (EngSci 0T7, MSE PhD 1T2), that technology is old news. Helander and a team…
What do more sustainable steel mills, a flow sensor capable of working at harsh temperatures and new engineering leaders have in common? They are part of the dynamic partnership between Tenova Goodfellow Inc. (TGI) and U of T Engineering that…
What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty, according to Professor Timothy Chan(MIE) and Douglas Fearing, an Assistant Professor in Technology and Operations Management at the Harvard Business School. Professor Chan and Fearing took first place in the 2013…
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