The Maker: George Klein and the first electric wheelchair
Alumnus George Klein (MechE 2T8) had a hand in more than a thousand 20th century inventions, including the world’s first electric wheelchair.
Tag: innovation
‘Our students are fearless’: Deepa Kundur commences term as chair of Engineering Science
Top-ranked program combines academic rigour with boundless creativity
3D-printed cleft palate simulator improves surgery training
While working on robotic surgical tools to help with cleft palate surgery, Dale Podolsky created a cleft palate simulator which has been internationally recognized as an incredible training tool for
Brendan Frey wins Invention of the Year award
Team recognized for combining artificial intelligence and genomic medicine to create DeepBind, the first-ever deep-learning application for determining the specificities of DNA- and RNA-binding p
Canada’s largest STEM event for kids inspires 1,400 future innovators
University of Toronto Engineering, Google Canada and Actua partnered to create Innovate U, a day-long STEM event for children in grades 3-8, featuring hands-on coding, circuitry and more
Engineering Innovations Forum: Human-Powered Vehicles and Tissue Engineering [VIDEOS]
Two U of T Engineering researchers shared their world-leading innovations with the general public during National Engineering Month