press release /channels/taxonomy/term/10994/all en Æ»¹ûÒùÔº spinoff Laurent Pharmaceuticals to begin clinical trial on COVID-19 treatment /channels/channels/news/mcgill-spinoff-laurent-pharmaceuticals-begin-clinical-trial-covid-19-treatment-321516 <p><i>Company to run a Phase 2 clinical study with LAU-7b, a pro-resolving drug with potential antiviral properties against coronavirus</i></p> Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:04:37 +0000 webfull 159991 at /channels Grinding enzymes to break down cellulose /channels/channels/news/grinding-enzymes-break-down-cellulose-287629 <p>Cellulose, one of the three major components of plants, is showing great promise as a renewable source for many convenience products. It is made of glucose, a molecule which can be fermented by microorganisms into virtually any desired small molecule of interest. More especially it can be converted to ethanol to make sustainable biofuels.</p> Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:32:05 +0000 webfull 138515 at /channels Watching energy flow in solids with ultrafast electron bursts /channels/channels/news/watching-energy-flow-solids-ultrafast-electron-bursts-287616 <p>The way individual atoms and molecules move in materials has important consequences on properties such as electrical conductivity, heat capacity and acoustics.  Even in solids, atoms are always moving back and forth about some average position, and this motion occurs through specific wave-like modes called phonons. Phonons form elementary excitations in the material and can therefore carry energy in the form of heat.  As temperature increases, so do the number of phonons and vice-versa.  The group of Dr.</p> Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:35:51 +0000 webfull 138493 at /channels World’s first Group MOOC set to ignite global social change /channels/news/world%E2%80%99s-first-group-mooc-set-ignite-global-social-change-254771 <p><b>For Immediate Release </b></p> <p><b>World’s first Group MOOC set to ignite global social change </b></p> Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:03:43 +0000 webfull 111939 at /channels