Feux de forêt : quand notre santé part en fumée
Vivre dans une zone régulièrement touchée par des feux de forêt pourrait augmenter le risque de certains cancers, révèle une étude de l’Université McGill.
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Ten years after coming up with materials to inexpensively produce hydrogen using membrane-based electrolysis, Steven Holdcroft’s discovery is paying off.
Read More >>Mieux surveiller les contaminants dans le lait maternel
Le lait maternel contient des concentrations élevées de PFAS, des produits chimiques dangereux pour la santé, prévient une étude canado-américaine. Les auteurs incitent la communauté scientifique à poursuivre les recherches.
Read More >>Un gel injectable qui répare les cordes vocales
Des chercheurs ont conçu un biomatériau qui pourrait aider à réparer les tissus toujours en mouvement, comme les cordes vocales.
Read More >>Un verre incassable inspiré des coquillages
Des chercheurs de l’Université McGill ont développé un verre solide qui ne casse pas. Leur source d’inspiration ? La structure en couches des coquillages nacrés.
Read More >>CCEC 2021 highlights and quick access guide
CONFERENCES
Find all of the highlights of the CCEC program with this quick access guide.
Read More >>Inspired by the sea to fight cancer metastasis
CHEMISTRY FOR HEALTH
Macrolides are a class of natural products known for their antibiotic properties and in the past few decades, scientists have also shown they can be important allies in the battle against cancer. Queen’s University researchers are getting closer to developing a macrolide-based treatment.
Read More >>Catalysis Division R. B. Anderson Award
CATALYSIS DIVISION
It’s time to submit your nominations for the 2022 Catalysis Division R. B. Anderson Award. The Catalysis Division of the Chemical Institute of Canada administrates the R. B. Anderson Award every other year and it is sponsored by the Canadian Catalysis Foundation. The R. B. Anderson Award, named after the prominent Canadian catalysis researcher, is...
Read More >>Meet CSC’s new President
Steven Holdcroft, the new President of the Canadian Society for Chemistry and chair of the Board, recently took a few questions from CIC News. What has motivated your participation with CSC, which has now culminated in this post on the Board? I have always welcomed the chance to work with an organization that offers a...
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