Celestial Mining
INNOVATION
When scientists announced a few years ago that ice had been found on the moon...
Read More >>ACCN writer wins journalism award from Engineers Canada
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Canadian Chemical News (ACCN) contributor Mark Lowey of Calgary is this year’s recipient of the annual Award of Journalism Excellence in Engineering from Engineers Canada, the national organization representing the country’s 280,000 professional engineers.
Read More >>Edmonton local section serves career advice “on the rocks”
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The Edmonton CIC Local Section started off 2016 by hosting two educational events for its members, focusing on careers in chemistry and the chemistry of scotch. In late January they held their first CIC...
Read More >>CEF announces its 2016 grant recipients
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
The Chemical Education Fund (CEF), the registered charity of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC), supports education...
Read More >>Under pressure
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
In the mid-1990s, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an in-depth report on how human activity was...
Read More >>Grapevine
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Top Canadian chemists were honoured at the annual Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards ceremony on Feb. 16 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. University of Toronto biochemist...
Read More >>Volcano Conference reaches new heights with 25th anniversary
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Volcano Conference, held annually in February at Washington’s Pack Forest. This unique conference marries bioorganic chemistry research with nature...
Read More >>Science odyssey: a celebration of science and technology
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Science Odyssey, a celebration of science and technology that evolved from National Science and Technology Week, takes place across Canada May 6-15. Science Odyssey, led by the Natural Sciences and...
Read More >>CIC submits briefs to Ottawa
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
On Feb. 19, the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) and its strategic partner the Canadian Consortium for Research (CCR) submitted pre-budget Briefs to the federal government recommending the following:
Read More >>Post-combustion scrubbers efficient at CO2 capture
CARBON CAPTURE
Given the widespread desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many observers expect carbon capture technology to become as common...
Read More >>Cleaning up oil sands tailings with gamma irradiation
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
An investigation that began as a straightforward chemical analysis of oil sands tailings has yielded a patented method for turning this tainted material into a rich biological habitat.
Read More >>Using DNA as a printing press to create nanostructures
BIOCHEMISTRY
Just as hydrocarbons ranked as perhaps the most influential family of complex molecules in the 20th century, DNA may well be on its way to claiming that title for the 21st. Since it was first characterized in the 1950s, this intricate double helix biopolymer has opened up new frontiers in the study of life on earth, including an unprecedented understanding of how our own bodies grow and develop.
Read More >>Unlocking the mystery of chain-branching mechanisms
FUNDAMENTALS
Many organic reactions, including industrially significant reactions in biomass processing and petroleum refining, involve chemical...
Read More >>To cut back on carbon-based fuels, get heavy on the metal
MATERIALS SCIENCE
When it comes to technological alternatives designed to wean our economy off carbon-based energy sources, metal fuels definitely count among...
Read More >>Tapping into the hidden chemistry of maple syrup
BIOCHEMISTRY
Don Weaver, a chemist and director of the Krembil Research Institute within Toronto’s University Health Network, recently found occasion...
Read More >>Engineering change
POLICY
University of Calgary president and vice-chancellor Elizabeth Cannon, who also chairs Universities Canada, is helping nurture closer ties between the scientific community and Ottawa’s elected MPs. When Elizabeth Cannon joined...
Read More >>Managing both sides of the workplace safety coin
CAREERS
Occupational safety aims at avoiding workplace injuries and ensuring a safe and healthy work environment. It utilizes rules, training and personal protective equipment to achieve that goal. It is an...
Read More >>Rarefied air
EDUCATION
Particulate matter holds special interest for atmospheric chemist Graydon Snider, who is not only a Dalhousie University postdoctoral fellow but a competitive long-distance runner. Last summer, Dalhousie University’s Graydon Snider...
Read More >>Epidemics create quandries for drug companies
INTELLECTUAL MATTERS
In the early 1980s, the world became aware of a viral disease that was causing a number of rare diseases among a variety of groups, including intravenous drug users, homosexual...
Read More >>Then and Now
HISTORY
Within the world of chemistry, global company Johnson Matthey has roots as English and nearly as royal as the British monarchy. The company was founded in the early 19th...
Read More >>Cheesy Parmesan headlines mislead public
CHEMFUSION
TIME, usually a reliable source of information, got this story wrong. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that products labeled ‘100% Parmesan’ might actually contain cheese substitutes like wood...
Read More >>The farmer in the lab
CATALYTIC CHEMISTRY
Chemistry professor Michael Organ has taken on some tough puzzles in organic chemistry and added to the roster of industrial tools for synthesizing valuable materials. Over the past decade, as...
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