A University of Alberta team has developed a new way to synthesize uniform, well-characterized nanocrystals of inexpensive zinc phosphide (Zn3P2). These semiconducting ‘quantum dots’ could lead to cheap, printable photovoltaic cells...
Read More >>This summer, Vancouver-based Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. opened its first Canadian commercial-scale nutrient recovery facility in Saskatoon. The plant will remove phosphorus and nitrogen from wastewater, turning them into...
Read More >>A team at the University of Alberta has published the human urine metabolome, a list of more than 3,000 chemicals detectable in the urine of an average, healthy person. The database will help everyone from environmental toxicologists to doctors...
Read More >>A team from the University of Alberta has developed a new way of creating molecular junctions, which are ultra-thin layers of organic molecules sandwiched between two carbon electrodes. The discovery could lead to novel electrochemical sensors...
Read More >>Chemical engineers from the University of Toronto have created a set of mini-bioreactors that act as a kind of training gym to turn human stem cells into functional heart tissue....
Read More >>Chemistry doesn’t get more Canadian than this. Researchers at Université Laval have reported the total synthesis of Quebecol, a molecule isolated from maple syrup which may have anti-cancer properties. A...
Read More >>Researchers from McGill University and Japan have developed a system of polymer-embedded iron nanoparticles that provide a cheaper and more sustainable way to catalyse a wide variety of hydrogenation reactions....
Read More >>Researchers from McGill University have discovered that ultrasonication — normally used to tear materials apart — can instead stick them together to form porous, functional microparticles with potential applications in...
Read More >>Unlike many so-called health foods, the purported ability of cranberries to fight infections — especially urinary tract infections — is actually backed up by science. Now, a team of chemical...
Read More >>A group at the University of Alberta is using a unique thermo-sensitive polymer to create devices that could one day provide quick, visual detection of disease biomarkers. Michael Serpe, a...
Read More >>A team from McMaster University has created polymer functionalized, pH-sensitive cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) that could have applications in fields as disparate as biocomposites and wastewater treatment. Cellulose from wood pulp has both...
Read More >>A metal-free catalyst developed at Université Laval can reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol using borane (BH3) as a source of hydrogen. The system is one the most efficient yet developed for CO2 reduction and is an important...
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