Architecture graduate students in the Faculty of Engineering have designed a remarkable structure that fuses beauty with higher mathematics so seamlessly that architects and students around the globe are taking note.
February 2012
What to do with old computers and computer parts after new equipment has been purchased? Once unwanted e-waste, today’s computer leftovers at McGill are being given a second life thanks to engineering undergraduates at Reboot McGill.
September 2011
A hypervelocity launcher is being used to help researchers understand the devastating effects that space debris can have on orbiting satellites and installations like the International Space Station.
A “speeding bullet” developed at McGill Engineering imitates the velocity of space debris more effectively than anything attempted so far.
September 2011
Nanoengineering research into graphene promises to open doors to new technologies that will prove as exciting as the development of lasers when they first appeared.
McGill Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Thomas Szkopek is exploring graphene’s vast potential.