Posts Categorized: Electronics

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

Posted November 6th, 2020 by Jessica MacInnis

U of T and Fujitsu extend agreement to collaborate on cutting-edge computing research

The partnership between Fujitsu and U of T, first launched in 2018, has been renewed for three years

Posted September 15th, 2020 by Matthew Tierney

New edition of classic electronics textbook by ECE professors embraces the e-book

The release of the 8th edition of the popular textbook, known worldwide as Sedra/Smith, includes an enhanced digital version well suited for remote learning

Posted September 11th, 2020 by Matthew Tierney

New academia-industry partnership to accelerate the search for materials for sustainable energy and smartphones

A new consortium of world-leading researchers and industry partners looks to use artificial intelligence to flip the materials discovery process on its head

Posted June 11th, 2020 by Laura Brown

Reducing the carbon footprint of the chemicals industry

U of T Engineering researchers develop low-emission alternative process for upgrading ethylene to ethylene oxide