Posts Categorized: Electronics

Posted October 4th, 2022 by Matthew Tierney

How neural implants can fight brain disorders

ECE professor Xilin Liu holds a prototype of a neural implant chip, 3 millimetres by 3 millimetres, on the tip of his finger. Neural implants in use today activate a... Read more »

Posted April 4th, 2022 by Matthew Tierney

Explainer: Professor Andreas Veneris on digital assets, blockchain and the ‘Wild, Wild West’

ECE professor and central bank digital currency expert explains how digital assets and digital currencies operate and the role of blockchain technology in the new digital economy

Posted February 10th, 2022 by Matthew Tierney

Bridging the propylene gap: Electrocatalyst offers new path for converting captured carbon into valuable products

Dr. Xue Wang, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent (ECE) installs a new electrocatalyst, made of copper doped with silver and ruthenium, that can efficiently convert... Read more »

Posted January 6th, 2022 by Matthew Tierney

ECE Professors Tony Chan Carusone and Joyce Poon named IEEE Fellows

Accomplishments in digital communications and integrated photonics earn ECE professors elevation to IEEE’s highest grade of membership

Posted November 11th, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

U of T Engineering team earns US $250,000 in global XPRIZE Carbon Removal Student Award

The seed funding will go toward further development of the team’s technology, and a shot at winning the $50-million grand prize

Posted September 15th, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

ECE welcomes new faculty member Professor Xilin Liu

With his background in integrated circuits, Liu explores the interface of brains and machines to improve human health

Posted June 7th, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

Passing the acid test: New low-pH system recycles more carbon into valuable products

Electrochemical reactor runs under acidic conditions to convert more than 50% of CO2 into products such as ethylene and ethanol

Posted April 19th, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

Quantum-inspired technology reduces radiation treatment planning time to around one minute

U of T and Fujitsu researchers shave hours off prep time for Gamma Knife radiosurgery

Posted February 11th, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

Multidisciplinary team lays groundwork for a Central Bank-backed “digital loonie”

Researchers answer Bank of Canada call for proposals, selected to share expertise on system architecture, incentives and business plan for potential digital currency

Posted December 7th, 2020 by Matthew Tierney

How clean electricity can upgrade the value of captured carbon

Researchers from ECE have developed a new pathway to convert CO2 captured with liquid amines into higher-value products, from fuel to plastics