Posts Tagged: transportation
Toronto-based company, Solar Ship, has built and flown the first solar-powered aircraft that has the potential to hold heavy cargo for a distance of 1,000 km per day. “Caracal,” named after the African cat, runs on solar power generated from…
Professor Emeritus Gordon R. Slemon (ECE), former Dean of U of T Engineering, was a visionary engineer. He recognized the need and market for electric cars and magnetic trains long before they were considered “green.” Recognized worldwide as an authority on the…
The University of Toronto’s Human-Powered Vehicle Team placed third overall at the 2011 World Human-Powered Speed Challenge, held in Battle Mountain, Nevada. The competition took place from September 12 to 17 on a flat and almost perfectly straight eight-kilometre stretch…
Professor Birsen Donmez of the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering wants you to be a better driver. She’s thinking about sending you a report card. Not really — but she is brainstorming ways to provide feedback to drivers on how they’re…
The University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing Team placed 15th overall at the Formula Student Germany competition in Hockenheim, Germany. The competition occurred August 2 to 7 and included 78 teams from 25 nations. “The German competition is one of…
A group of 12 graduate and undergraduate students from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering are headed to Battle Mountain, Nevada on Sept. 12 to compete in The World Human-Powered Speed Challenge. At the competition, teams from around the…
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