Putting Ontario’s air quality database to use
ENVIRONMENT
Detailed information about weather and atmospheric chemistry is more accessible than ever before, as illustrated by the Ontario government’s air quality dataset.
Read More >>Chemical industry representatives urge government action to build a valuable economic sector
GOVERNMENT
You might have read the eye-catching headlines last month, which said that left un-checked, tax reforms south of the border would put 635,000 Canadian jobs at risk...
Read More >>Opening up textbooks and students’ reading habits
EDUCATION
For several years, during my first lecture of each semester I would invite my general chemistry students to introduce themselves to their neighbours. They would share their name, intended major, and favourite genre for reading.
Read More >>Starring role for the world’s first plastic
MATERIALS
Quick, think of a movie star. Who is it? George Clooney? Dwayne Johnson? Jennifer Lawrence? It’s a good bet that the name Fred Ott didn’t cross your mind! Yet Fred was the world’s first movie star.
Read More >>Start-ups find success in strategic partnerships and early market research
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Start-ups founded in chemistry technologies often face unique challenges on their route to commercialization. Though there are a growing number of resources where entrepreneurs can find funding and management support...
Read More >>Unmasking the mysteries of building better batteries
ENERGY
The development of materials for next-generation lithium batteries keeps attracting serious attention from a plethora of researchers around the globe. Although there are a number of research initiatives at the moment, the big...
Read More >>Green chemistry brings its virtues to the classroom
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Why teach green chemistry? It’s a reasonable question to ask. Green chemistry is not so much a sub-discipline of chemistry — like analytical or organic chemistry — as it is an overarching...
Read More >>Marketers berry the data
CHEMFUSION
“Blueberry” is a magic term these days when it comes to marketing. Supermarket shelves brim with blueberry yogurts, muffin mixes, waffles, juices, and even blueberry pills — all with...
Read More >>Forging a successful graduate
EDUCATION
How do you take the measure of people and their training? It’s a question asked by employers as they sort through curriculum vitae seeking candidates who have the right skills...
Read More >>Rethinking bitumen as a major source of materials
MATERIALS
The Bitumen Beyond Combustion initiative looks at Canada’s oil sands as more than a source of fuel
Read More >>Sizing up the science of sweet
CHEMFUSION
We would like to have our cake and eat it too. In a sense, that is just what non-nutritive sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, and stevia promise. Cut out sugar, a dietary villain, and replace it with a non-caloric sweetener and reduce your chance of putting on the pounds!
Read More >>Traditional Inuit knowledge meets contemporary chemistry in the classroom
EDUCATION
What do rock, ice, and Labrador tea have in common? Chemistry, of course! These are also some of the materials used by the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region of...
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