Many products, like leather gloves or sandals, spend a lot of time in close contact with our skin – and some, like surgical implants, are even underneath it. While these products undergo testing to ensure they are safe to use, they can still produce dangerous chemical by-products.
Read More >>Ten years after coming up with materials to inexpensively produce hydrogen using membrane-based electrolysis, Steven Holdcroft’s discovery is paying off.
Read More >>That question sparked the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge sponsored by Alberta Innovates and the Clean Resource Innovation Network to accelerate carbon fibre development from petroleum waste products. Read on to find the answer.
Read More >>Des chercheurs ont conçu un biomatériau qui pourrait aider à réparer les tissus toujours en mouvement, comme les cordes vocales.
Read More >>University of British Columbia researchers recently created a prototype battery works when twisted or stretched to twice its normal length and even after being tossed in the laundry.
Read More >>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 >>Le PMMA, couramment appelé plexiglas, est partout en ce moment et sa fabrication est loin d’être verte. Mais cela pourrait s’améliorer, grâce à un nouveau procédé de fabrication plus respectueux des ouvriers d’usine et de l’environnement. (Cet article est produit en partenariat avec L’Actualité chimique canadienne.)
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