Researchers develop ‘printing press’ for nanoparticles
Montreal, QC – Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic and chemical properties, which scientists are seeking to put to use in a range of new technologies, from nanoelectronics to cancer...
View ArticleFirst chemical brain atlas to be developed
Montreal, QC – The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, say they have received a significant donation from...
View ArticleScientists create nanomaterial from backyard pool chemical
Montreal, QC – Could a cheap molecule used to disinfect swimming pools provide the key to creating a new form of DNA nanomaterials? Cyanuric acid is commonly used to stabilize chlorine in backyard...
View ArticleChallenges of using big data in chemicals regulations to be probed at...
Helsinki, Finland – The use of big data holds great promise for regulators and industry alike in the world’s chemicals sector. In the past decade or so, regulations on chemicals control have generated...
View ArticleRecyclable foam is made from sugar derivative
Minneapolis, MN – Polyurethanes in products from cushy sofas to stretchy spandex have made sitting, sleeping and walking more comfortable. But once they have served their purpose, most of the...
View ArticleHot tubs and swimming pools are not as clean as you may think
Columbia, SC – Whether water is hot in a tub or cold in a pool, it can bring immediate relief from stress or summer heat. But hot tubs and swimming pools are not always as clean as you might think,…...
View ArticleToronto chemist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
Toronto, ON – The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced that Professor R J Dwayne Miller is its Centenary Prize winner for 2016. Professor Miller is director of the Atomically Resolved Dynamics...
View ArticleCanada, U.S. designate first set of chemicals of mutual concern
Ottawa, ON – The 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement calls for Canada and the United States to identify chemicals of mutual concern. These are chemicals that are in the Great Lakes because of...
View Article$12M furthers transition to sustainable chemistry in Ontario
Sarnia, ON – The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) is providing $12-million to Bioindustrial Innovation Canada to support the Centre for the Commercialization of...
View ArticleA surprising way laundry adds flame retardants to surface waters
Toronto, ON – In recent years, evidence has been building suggesting that flame retardants, which are used in furniture and electronics, are potentially linked to health problems. And studies have...
View ArticleCould more fuel-efficient engines lead to more global warming?
Toronto, ON – Auto industry experts predict that more than 50 percent of cars on the road by 2020 will use a relatively new type of fuel-efficient engine. This transition, however, has raised questions...
View ArticleIndestructible compound poses little threat, still needs monitoring: study
Guelph, ON – A breakdown product of modern refrigerants that replaced banned ozone-depleting coolants will likely not threaten future generations, according to new University of Guelph research. The...
View ArticleScientists solve puzzle of converting CO₂ emissions to fuel
Toronto, ON – Every year, humans advance climate change and global warming by injecting about 30 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere. A team of scientists from the University of...
View ArticleNew chemical sensor uses friction to detect
Edmonton, AB – University of Alberta researchers, Vakhtang Putkaradze and Arindam Phani, along with Thomas Thundat, have created a resonator with nanoscale features to detect dangerous chemicals in the...
View ArticleNew discovery shatters previous beliefs about Earth’s origin
London, ON – A new study led by Western University’s all-star cosmochemist Audrey Bouvier proves that the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar...
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