Scientific openness continues to evolve
TECHNIQUES
When Peking University biophysicist He Jiankui recently announced that...
Read More >>Breaking the bonds of a traditional chemical career
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Kazim Agha loved life in the laboratory, but he vividly recalls how difficult it was to begin thinking outside of this setting. That became necessary in 2002, just as he was completing his PhD...
Read More >>Saskatchewan chemist strikes gold in the Dragon’s Den
MATERIALS
The ancient alchemists might have marveled at the season premiere of CBC television’s Dragon’s Den in September, when a University of Saskatchewan...
Read More >>Lithium oxygen battery researchers battle on
ENERGY
Decades after the lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery was first conceived, this design continues to capture the imagination of investigators who anticipate that it might yet improve energy density..
Read More >>Chemical valley positions itself as the home of the country’s emerging bioeconomy
BIOTECHNOLOGY
North America’s petroleum-based economy can trace its roots to southwestern Ontario...
Read More >>Drug approval marks the end of a decades-long journey
PHARMACEUTICALS
Duncan Hunter, now a professor emeritus in Western University’s Department of Chemistry, easily recalls the day in the late 1980s that he and his laboratory team were batting around ideas for improving the performance of a radioactive...
Read More >>A strategic retreat in 2017 has resulted in a huge step forward for women in chemistry
CAREERS
Gender issues in chemistry are obtaining an unprecedented profile in academic and industry circles, thanks in large part to the work of women in chemistry organizations across the country. These activities have accelerated dramatically with the creation...
Read More >>Accurate soil carbon measurement means digging for details
BIOCHEMISTRY
Among the major variables supporting the science around climate change is the amount of carbon that is stored in the world’s soil. Predictions about the state of our environment regularly hinge...
Read More >>Rising hopes for rare isotopes
ISOTOPES
Even to an untrained eye, the difference between two positron emission tomography...
Read More >>Pay it forward: scholarship cultivates the next generation of chemical professionals
EDUCATION
For Trudy Lionel, who recently retired after a successful and satisfying career in the chemical sciences, the most promising way to augment that experience has been the prospect of helping others start their own career in the field.
Read More >>New treatment possibilities accompany synthesis of animal-derived surfactant
BIOCHEMICALS
Infants born prematurely face a variety of challenges to their survival, starting with the simple act of breathing. It has taken medical researchers decades to understand and address a deficiency that compromises...
Read More >>McMaster researchers use high tech analysis to study dental implants
MATERIALS
The prospect of losing a tooth is never pleasant, but modern dentistry continues to make the problem more manageable. Over the last decade the field has been transformed by implant technology, which inserts a replacement tooth...
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