Engineering researchers have demonstrated proof-of-principle for a device that could serve as the backbone of a future quantum Internet. University of Toronto Engineering professor Hoi-Kwong Lo and his collaborators have developed a prototype for a key element for all-photonic quantum repeaters, a critical step in long-distance quantum communication. A quantum Internet is the ‘Holy Grail’ of quantum […]
Researchers Make Advances With New Automated Driving Algorithm
A self-driving vehicle has to detect objects, track them over time, and predict where they will be in the future in order to plan a safe manoeuvre. These tasks are typically trained independently from one another, which could result in disasters should any one task fail. Researchers at the University of Toronto’s department of computer […]
Researchers Make Advances With New Automated Driving Algorithm
A self-driving vehicle has to detect objects, track them over time, and predict where they will be in the future in order to plan a safe manoeuvre. These tasks are typically trained independently from one another, which could result in disasters should any one task fail. Researchers at the University of Toronto’s department of computer […]
Where Is AI Headed In 2018? Your Phone Will Know You Better Than Your Friends Do, Researcher Predicts
From self-driving cars to finding disease cures, artificial intelligence, or AI, has rapidly emerged as a potentially revolutionary technology – and the pace of innovation is only set to speed up. To get a sense of where the field is headed in 2018, U of T News sat down with the University of Toronto’s Richard […]
Artificial Photosynthesis Gets Big Boost From New Catalyst
A new catalyst created by U of T Engineering researchers brings them one step closer to artificial photosynthesis — a system that, just like plants, would use renewable energy to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into stored chemical energy. By both capturing carbon emissions and storing energy from solar or wind power, the invention provides a […]
Scientists Solve Puzzle of Converting Gaseous Carbon Dioxide to Fuel
Every year, humans advance climate change and global warming — and quite likely our own eventual extinction — by injecting about 30 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. A team of scientists from the University of Toronto (U of T) believes they’ve found a way to convert all these emissions into energy-rich fuel […]
Chemists Create Vitamin-Driven Battery
A team of University of Toronto chemists has created a battery that stores energy in a biologically derived unit, paving the way for cheaper consumer electronics that are easier on the environment. The battery is similar to many commercially-available high-energy lithium-ion batteries with one important difference. It uses flavin from vitamin B2 as the cathode: the part […]
New Catalyst Offers Efficient Energy Storage of Green Energy
We can’t control when the wind blows and when the sun shines, so finding efficient ways to store energy from alternative sources remains an urgent research problem. Now, a group of researchers led by Professor Ted Sargent at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering may have a solution inspired by nature. […]
Digital Messages on Vehicle Windshields Make Driving Less Safe
Augmented-reality head-up displays (AR-HUDs) that present digital images on windshields to alert drivers to everything from possible collisions to smart phone activity, are meant to make driving safer. But University of Toronto researchers say they are a threat to safety. “Drivers need to divide their attention to deal with this added visual information,” said department […]
Digital Messages on Vehicle Windshields Make Driving Less Safe
Augmented-reality head-up displays (AR-HUDs) that present digital images on windshields to alert drivers to everything from possible collisions to smart phone activity, are meant to make driving safer. But University of Toronto researchers say they are a threat to safety. “Drivers need to divide their attention to deal with this added visual information,” said department […]