ACCN (Canadian Chemical News)

ACCN, the Canadian Chemical News - May/June 2013 Issue

ACCN, the Canadian Chemical News, is Canada’s magazine for the chemical sciences and engineering. It covers the intersection of those fields with society by reporting on the latest scientific discoveries and industrial innovations, as well as by providing insightful editorials on topics affecting Canada’s chemical community.

Featured Stories

Frank Wania (left) and Torsten Meyer
Cold Case
Two Canadian facilities allow for controlled experiments on snowmelt and sea ice in an attempt to understand their role in the global transport of chemicals, from CO2 to crude oil.
By Tyler Irving

As the days wax longer, few of us care to dwell on the snow and ice that dominated the...

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Alumina Upended
By Anita Lahey
Human Factor
By Tyler Irving

Columns

From the Editor
Jodi di Menna
Is stiffer competition for research dollars a good thing for Canada?
Roland Andersson
Social license will trump technological advancements in the chemical industry of the future
David T. Fung
Silence is golden
Mike Fenwick
Cloak and … umbrella?
Joe Schwarcz

Chemical News

Biochemistry
Glycan capture technique sheds light on cell surface proteins
Health
Gold & DNA simplify disease detection
Pharmaceuticals
New compounds fight drug-resistant flu viruses
Natural Science
Gold-forming molecule identified in bacterium
Physical Chemistry
New technique improves NMR spectroscopy