Introducing isotopes interactively
FUNDAMENTALS
A new Web site showcases the many facets of these elemental variants.
Read More >>Delegates catch “The Next Wave” at Halifax conference
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
About 2,000 chemists from around the world gathered in Halifax from June 5-9 to enjoy some Maritime fog, a bit of sun, as well as the 99th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, featuring the slogan, “Chemistry: The Next Wave.”
Read More >>Conferences draw Canadian students
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The end of the 2016 spring term saw student chemistry conferences taking place across Canada, showcasing the ingenuity and drive of these future chemists.
Read More >>Nanomaterials Tailor Made
NANOTECHNOLOGY
In the 1950s, Ernest Ozin ran a bespoke tailor shop with his brother near Savile Row in London, England.
Read More >>Cellulose dreams
POLYMER CHEMISTRY
The tradition of adding straw and other natural fibres to mud to strengthen earthen bricks and reduce their cracking...
Read More >>The great fluoride debate
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Apocalyptic visions and global conspiracies were the mainstay of...
Read More >>Grapevine
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The Chemical Institute of Canada is pleased to announce the 2016 Fellows: Michael Cunningham, FCIC, of Queen’s University; Faisal Khan, FCIC, of Memorial University and Handan Tezel, FCIC, of the University of Ottawa. CIC Fellowships are a distinctive type...
Read More >>CIC/SCI fetes industry excellence
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
More than 100 students, researchers and industrial representatives came together at the Hyatt Regency Toronto this past April 7 for the 6th Annual CIC/SCI Canada Seminar and Awards Dinner. The event kicked off with an afternoon seminar...
Read More >>New CSCT accreditation agreement
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The Canadian Society for Chemical Technology (CSCT) has signed an agreement with Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC), a recently established national accrediting body for the engineering technology and applied science profession to conduct...
Read More >>Calgary section teams with IChemE
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
This past April, the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) local section members joined forces with the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to stage a joint meeting. About 30 members of both organizations gathered...
Read More >>Then and now
HISTORY
Starting in the 1890s, the use of motor vehicles in Canada slowly increased. William Still and Frederick Featherstonehaugh designed and built Canada’s first electric car in Toronto while George Foote Foss of Sherbrooke...
Read More >>On a mission
POLICY PUNDIT
World-renowned neuropsychologist Maryse Lassonde, the Royal Society of Canada’s new president, is determined to promote the culture of science.
Read More >>Fungal furniture finds footing on university campus
MATERIALS SCIENCE
A set of white benches located outside the campus bookstore at the University of British Columbia would fit in with any collection of contemporary furniture made from concrete or sturdy plastic...
Read More >>Rare student
CLASS DISTINCTION
Jackson Knott nabs the 2015 Award for Undergraduate Research in Inorganic Chemistry from the Canadian Society for Chemistry for his work developing rare earth-containing complexes.
Read More >>Passing of Lorenzo Ferrari “a loss for the country”
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Lorenzo Paul Ferrari, a highly regarded and widely respected member of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC), passed away unexpectedly on May 13, 2016 in London, Ont. Ferrari contributed enormously to the CIC, serving...
Read More >>The complicated debate over patenting DNA
INTELLECTUAL MATTERS
Like air and water, DNA should not be patentable,” blared the March headline in a major Canadian newspaper. The article underneath this headline detailed an out-of-court settlement after the Children’s...
Read More >>The magical (but misleading) traits of Moroccan oil
CHEMFUSION
Unless you’re familiar with Moroccan traditions, or are in the habit of frequenting trendy hair salons, chances are that argan oil has escaped your attention. Argan is a tree that grows in one specific region of Morocco and produce...
Read More >>Brewing a new computer model for drug discovery
BIOCHEMISTRY
For the past few years, brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) has been teaching a computer network how to look for new drugs. To be more precise, this powerful model organism is driving the development...
Read More >>Hydroelectric station could generate methylmercury
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
The hazards posed by fluid mechanics exercises are well known and accepted by anyone who engages in this diabolically complex modelling procedure. Nevertheless, when those hazards graduate from mathematical...
Read More >>Chemical hazards receive a communications update
REGULATIONS
Canada has set standards for industrial chemical hazard communication since 1988, when the federal government introduced the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). This system provided the communications framework...
Read More >>Key biomolecular players unlock stem cell potential
HEALTH
Few physiological discoveries have achieved the popular profile awarded to stem cells, touted as biological superheroes with the power to replace diseased and damaged cells almost anywhere in the body.
Read More >>Research centre preps biomaterials for auto industry
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Order up the raw materials for a batch of fibreglass composite and you will also receive a detailed list of measured physical specifications for each and every ingredient, so there will be no surprises when combining them. But in the...
Read More >>Seize the opportunity to influence Ottawa
GOVERNMENT
In the past months we have seen signs from Ottawa of a dramatic shift in the science and engineering research landscape in Canada. The federal government has signalled that it sees...
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