Posts Tagged: transportation
Members of U of T’s famed Blue Sky Solar Racing Team are dusting off their racing gear and readying themselves to hit the road for another round of competitions. The team unveiled their newly finished solar-powered car called Azure to…
Designing a speedy aerodynamic human-powered vehicle is one thing. But, building one that will also hold the groceries, tackle speed bumps and quickly stop and start at intersections requires a whole new approach to engineering. That’s what a team of…
On April 28, the University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing team revealed their greatly anticipated 2011 competition vehicle, “UT11,” at the Mechanical Engineering Building. Over the past nine months, the team, which includes five Mechanical Engineering students and a Life…
Since the first skateboards appeared in the 1950s, they have evolved from crude wooden planks with metal rollers to sleek, symmetrical boards with polyurethane wheels. Now Professor Mark Kortschot (ChemE) has put his own stamp on the iconic “sidewalk surfer,”…
Thousands of Canadian trucking companies violated U.S. road safety rules in the last two years, failing to keep proper records and driving longer than officials south of the border deem safe, according to U.S. data. A CBC analysis of the…
Whitby may be the worst place for per capita CO2 emissions in the GTA — 13.02 tonnes — but it has plenty of bad company in areas surrounding Toronto, according to a recent report from two Canadian researchers. “Whitby’s the…
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