Posts Tagged: transportation
The fuel cell holds great promise as a technology that could well provide a way of powering our vehicles with much less energy use and environmental damage. But the technology isn’t quite right – yet. Fortunately, U of T Mechanical…
“In 1990, we had a horrible death in the subway where a blind woman fell in front of a train,” said Susan Reed Tanaka, Manager of Engineering with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Standing in the Great Hall of Hart…
Civil Engineering Professor Emeritus Ezra Hauer explained why he feels older drivers have an unfair reputation as bad drivers in the latest issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. In the paper, Professor Hauer argued that the only groups to have 10 or…
U of T Engineering research with its direct impact on improving life on Earth – and the planet itself — got a huge boost with on February 13 with more than $3.2-million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council…
A partnership between the University of Toronto and semiconductor developer Sendyne Corporation aims to create the next generation of batteries technology. Led by Professor Aleksandar Prodic (ECE), the objective is to create highly efficient battery storage systems and electronics for Electric Vehicles…
To better understand the current challenges in expanding Toronto’s transit system,The Toronto Star recently took a closer look at its history, with insight from Professor Eric Miller (CivE), Director of the Cities Centre at U of T. In 1959, it had been five…
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