Posts Categorized: Photonics

Posted April 21st, 2022 by Matthew Tierney

Team E-quester places in the top 60 of the global XPRIZE Carbon Removal

U of T Engineering team designed an electrochemical process to efficiently convert captured carbon into a form that can be easily stored or recycled

Posted April 7th, 2022 by Matthew Tierney

Quantum innovation advances low-cost alternative solar technology

New manufacturing technique for inverted perovskite solar cells increases both stability and power conversion efficiency

Posted March 9th, 2022 by Matthew Tierney

Turning CO2 into shampoo and lawn furniture? U of T startup doing what ‘no one has done before’

Christine Gabardo, co-founder and technology director at U of T startup CERT Systems, is using electrochemistry "to tackle one of our world’s biggest challenges, which is climate change.” (Photo: Schatzypants... Read more »

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 August 25th, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

Quantum ‘fingerprints’ made smaller and delivered faster

New protocol from ECE researchers can more efficiently compare information from two sources using off-the-shelf quantum components

Posted April 16th, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

U of T and Max Planck Society establish centre to study neural science and technology

The Max Planck-University of Toronto Centre for Neural Science & Technology aims to develop and deploy advanced technologies to study brain circuits for the improvement of human health

Posted March 2nd, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

Smart UV lamp could fight COVID-19 and other diseases

ECE graduate students lead a large U of T Engineering team to bring new device from inception to prototype

Posted January 11th, 2021 by Matthew Tierney

Two-sided solar cells can collect scattered light to gather more energy

New technology developed by international team from Saudia Arabia, Canada, Germany and Italy