Recovering critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries is not an environmentally friendly process. But a pair of University of Toronto chemical engineers has recently shown how to reduce the impact by tweaking a method used to extract caffeine from coffee beans.
Read More >>Big game hunters using lead bullets leave behind fragments that are significantly smaller than regular medical imaging has previously shown, and considerably more widely dispersed.
Read More >>Often referred to as the diamonds of the culinary world, truffles are prized for their pungent flavour and aroma. Now a group of Université Laval chemists is hoping to elevate the profile of a Québec-grown species.
Read More >>SFU chemist develops strategy to shed light on how cyanobacteria fix CO2. The technique could lead to a better understanding of how cyanobacteria regulate their carbon capture system in order to genetically engineer them to store even more CO2.
Read More >>Rail-based carbon capture plants could help mitigate the worst effects of climate change, says a team of international researchers including University of Toronto chemists Geoffrey Ozin and Alán Aspuru-Guzik.
Read More >>Transforming wood scraps, decayed wood and even sawdust into a material that is five times stronger than natural wood could divert staggering amounts of waste from landfills, says University of British Columbia chemical engineer Orlando Rojas.
Read More >>Growing up in Nanaimo BC in the 1960s, Trudy Lionel competed in “Reach for the Top,” a nationally televised academic quiz competition for high school students. Fast forward five decades, and Trudy – who passed away in April – would endow a high school scholarship to give other budding chemists a chance to reach for the top.
Read More >>Some mosquitoes feed almost exclusively on humans. The chemical odors they use to differentiate us from dogs, rats, pigs or birds were a mystery. Until now.
Read More >>Victor Snieckus’s colleagues used to joke that if you wanted to track him down, you had to go to the airport. A highly respected synthetic organic chemist, he was such a sought-after speaker and collaborator that he was constantly criss-crossing the globe.
Read More >>A newly developed way to screen for vitamin D deficiency could help critically ill patients stave off hospital acquired infections and reduce the severity of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19.
Read More >>Launched in 2004, Café CIC is the Edmonton Section’s biggest event of the year. Its success has earned its organizers SCI Canada’s Outreach Award.
Read More >>Ten years after coming up with materials to inexpensively produce hydrogen using membrane-based electrolysis, Steven Holdcroft’s discovery is paying off.
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