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The junction at the centre of the two plates of metamaterial 'funnels' light into a concentrated beam at its surface.

New Metamaterial Lens Allows for Lighter, Thinner Solar Panels

December 5, 2013

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 […]

First Living 3D Model of Arrhythmic Heart Made From Stem Cells

November 21, 2013

Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine have developed the first-ever method for creating living, three-dimensional human heart tissue that behaves like mature heart tissue. Importantly, the method can be used to make models of both healthy and arrhythmic beating heart tissue. […]

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