More than a year into a pandemic that has brought the world to its knees, the need to quickly and easily detect pathogens is indisputable. University of New Brunswick chemists examine the use of electrochemical sensors to quickly detect highly contagious diseases and biological weapons.
Read More >>Are you wondering how a virtual IUPAC | CCCE 2021 is going to help you connect with the international chemistry community? Find out how you can successfully network your way towards career growth and meaningful connections at this virtual event.
Read More >>Despite the cancellation of CCCE 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the associated ChemiSTEAM – Putting the A(rt) in STEM competition ran in virtual format. The contest was organized...
Read More >>Researchers at Memorial University in Newfoundland have demonstrated proof of concept for a polyurethane produced using fish heads, bones, skin and guts —parts usually discarded from fisheries and aquaculture industries.
Read More >>The Canadians Working for Inclusivity in the Chemical Sciences, Engineering, and Technology (CWIC) Network, an MRG for the CIC, are premiering their My STEM Stories YouTube Channel on May 5...
Read More >>The Royal Military College Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, like all other post-secondary institutions, adapted in 2020 order to keep their traditions alive, leading to the Chemistry Extravaganza 2020: Online Edition. Take a look back at this successful virtual event.
Read More >>A newly developed nanoconstruct may not only diagnose Alzheimer’s disease at an early stage, but may help slow progression. It can get past the blood brain barrier in mice, target the amyloid-beta peptides that are the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease and improve magnetic resonance imaging.
Read More >>Donald Sadoway is a materials chemistry professor at MIT who studies the scientific underpinnings for technologies that make efficient use of energy and natural resources in an environmentally sound manner. The overarching theme of his work is electrochemistry in nonaqueous media. Sadoway recently spoke with CICNews editor Sharon Oosthoek in advance of his plenary presentation at IUPAC CCCE 2021 in August.
Read More >>Don’t wait to explore the May issue of Can. J. Chem. Eng. as it features two new additions to our Established Leaders Special Series: “Process design of a continuous biotransformation with in situ product removal by cloud point extraction” by Oliver Fellechner and Irina Smirnova—our Editor’s Choice article this month—and “Regular solution theory applied to asphaltene related phase behaviour” by Harvey Yarranton, MCIC, and Francisco Ramos Pallares. This issue also features a new addition to our Experimental Methods in Chemical Engineering Special Series: “Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Barrier properties” by Martina Roso, Claire Cerclé, Abdellah Ajji, MCIC, and Gregory Patience, MCIC.
Read More >>Mengnan Guo explains the ChemiSTEAM 2020 piece, “Leaves in the backyard.”
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