iSkin: The cold-tolerant, stretchable, sticky sensor that could power a new generation of wearable electronics and more
Professor Xinyu Liu (MIE) and his team have built a flexible, conductive hydrogel that works at temperatures down to -93 C
RoboWorm: Light-controlled organism offers a new strategy for micro-scale robotics
Professor Xinyu Liu (MIE) and his team used computer-controlled light to direct the motion of a simple worm, a technique that could pave the way for entirely new kinds of robots
Privacy study sheds light on why we grant or deny app requests
U of T Engineering professor led a multidisciplinary team behind a new global study that explores the privacy expectations and behaviour of smartphone users
Consumer pumps not the worst of Delhi’s water woes
Household water pumps are a quirky feature of many urban water systems around the world. Utility operators hate them, and in many places they have been made illegal, yet their use remains widespread. A new study authored by Professor David Meyer (CivMin, ISTEP) looks at how these pumps affect water quality — and it contains some […]
WinTOR: New partnership will train self-driving cars to handle tough winter conditions
U of T Engineering joins with four leading companies to develop new technologies to make autonomous vehicles more resilient in the face of snow, ice and other challenges
New U of T initiative to assess bias in AI systems
U of T service measures the performance of AI algorithms across diverse inputs, such as gender, age and race.
This low-cost smart sensor can help optimize interventions to improve water quality and public health
Data gathered from large-scale field trials can indicate which technologies or social interventions provide maximum benefit
