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Left to right: Alumnus Nan Ge (MechE 1T3, MIE MASc 1T6, PhD 1T9) and Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE) are the co-founders of Cardinal Volta. (photo by Paola Varhen Pacheco)

New commercialization funding will help this U of T Engineering startup turn waste heat into power

"If nobody outside a company can see what these systems are doing, it’s very hard to tell whether they’re safe," says Professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE). (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

U of T researcher calls for independent testing of powerful AI models

Left to right: Weixiang Ben (Year 3 MSE), Jiaze Wu (MSE PhD student) and Professor Kai Huang (MSE) are three members of the team who designed a new type of nanoparticle that can upconvert light from low-energy photons into high-energy ones. (photo by Tyler Irving)

New light-emitting nanoparticles can detect subtle chemical differences to enhance pharmaceutical manufacturing, pollution prevention and more

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Escape the cold with alumni startup FuelWear

February 23, 2015

Alumnus Michael Helander’s (centre) startup—OTI Lumionics—received significant investment from the Canadian government to build a pilot production line capable of producing high-volumes of their organic LED lighting panels (Photo: Roberta Baker).

U of T Engineering alumni awarded $5.7 million to produce energy-efficient lighting solutions in Toronto

February 20, 2015

Industrial engineering alumnus David Yao has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (Photo: Eileen Barroso).

U of T Engineering alumnus elected to U.S. National Academy of Engineering

February 18, 2015

ECE Professor Wei Yu has been awarded one of only six prestigious NSERC prizes (Photo: NSERC).

Investing in next-generation wireless: Wei Yu wins E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship

February 17, 2015

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