OCCAM: Advancing research from the depths of the ocean to outer space
The Ontario Centre for the Characterization of Advanced Materials (OCCAM) — a $20 million analytical laboratory at U of T Engineering — has officially unveiled its newest machines and is ready to take on new industrial partnerships
U of T Engineering’s Toronto Institute of Advanced Manufacturing (TIAM) takes centre stage at annual Industry Partners Reception
On November 18, the U of T Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering held its annual Industry Partners Reception to thank existing collaborators for their support, guidance and enthusiasm for the research and education that takes place at U of T Engineering. This year’s event, which was hosted at The Faculty Club and attracted representatives […]
The bionic man: coming soon?
Originally published in the Spring 2015 issue of Edge Magazine. In 1999, NASA issued a challenge to the scientific community: to develop a robotic arm with artificial muscles that could beat a human in an arm-wrestling match. At a conference six years later, a high school girl faced off against three such arms. She won against each of […]
Engineering new coatings that repel water, fight corrosion and withstand heat
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, you probably thought about how the miracle of flight has something to do with the […]
Three big ideas from the opening of U of T’s new advanced materials lab
When three-time Indy 500 winner Hélio Castroneves speeds around the track at this month’s Indy races, he’ll be driving a racecar propelled by decades of materials research that makes him faster, safer and more efficient. But with the opening of a new $20-million materials lab at the University of Toronto, the technology in Castroneves’ car […]
New Metamaterial Lens Allows for Lighter, Thinner Solar Panels
Researchers in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have designed a new way to focus light over extremely short distances, technology with big applications in photovoltaics and optical imaging. Picture a typical lens, shaped like half a grapefruit lying face-down. Light rays pass through the lens and focus some distance away […]
