Posts Tagged: MIE

National Engineering Month 2013

National Engineering Month (NEM) is the biggest national celebration of engineering and technology. Across Canada, engineering schools and volunteers stage more than 500 events and activities to bring more awareness to the exciting and rewarding world of engineering. This year’s…

Grad Invents Smart Keyboard for Smartphones

Although virtual keyboards are increasingly common, they can sometimes be frustrating to use. That frustration helps explain why the “Minuum”, a new keyboard developed by Will Walmsley (MASc IndE 1T2) and computer science assistant professor Khai Truong, is creating a lot of…

From the Diamond to the Ice Rink

What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty, according to Professor Timothy Chan(MIE) and Douglas Fearing, an Assistant Professor in Technology and Operations Management at the Harvard Business School. Professor Chan and Fearing took first place in the 2013…

U of T Leads in National Science Awards

University of Toronto researchers won or shared honours in six of eight prize categories in this year’s awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), presented Feb. 27 in Ottawa. Among them are U of T…

Video: Professor Goldie Nejat Showcases Brian the Robot

In Canada alone, the number of people living with dementia, or similar cognitive impairment, stands at 747,000. By 2038, it’s projected that number will rise to a staggering 5.5 million. As there’s yet to be a cure for dementia, those…
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