/channels/taxonomy/term/5992/all en /channels/event/forum-leadership-et-innovation-2016-%E2%80%93-place-la-releve-et-l%E2%80%99exemplarite-259804 <p><a href="http://durabilys.com/forum-leadership/" target="_blank">Durabilys</a> est le tout nouveau rendez-vous annuel de l’industrie québécoise du bâtiment et de l’aménagement durables.</p> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:09:45 +0000 webfull 117510 at /channels /channels/news/world-renowned-green-chemist-joining-mcgill-239484 <div>Canada Excellence Research Chair appointment builds on Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s strength in green chemistry</div> <p>The new Chair was announced at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº today by Senator Larry Smith, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology).</p> <p>This is Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s second CERC. The first, Dr. Luda Diatchenko, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Personalized Pain Medicine, was announced in September 2013. With this announcement, there are now 21 chairs in place at 15 universities across the country. </p> Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:29:33 +0000 webfull 105840 at /channels /channels/event/ccvc-seminar-dr-kyoko-nozaki-development-new-catalytic-reactions-toward-utilization-renewable-resour-266554 <p>Carbon dioxide is one of the most attractive renewable C1 resources, which has many practical advantages such as abundance, economic efficiency, and lack of toxicity.</p> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:34:55 +0000 webfull 125716 at /channels /channels/event/chemistry-seminar-clement-sanchez-integrative-materials-chemistry-nanostructured-hierarchically-stru-254852 <p>Hybrid inorganic-organic materials can be broadly defined as synthetic materials with organic and inorganic components which are intimately mixed.</p> Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:44:33 +0000 webfull 112009 at /channels /channels/event/chemical-society-seminar-dr-preston-chase-development-and-commercial-application-novel-catalyst-and--266561 <p>Progressing academic research from the initial invention discovery at the bench to industrial application requires significant efforts, including, for example, scaling of materials for testing, development and validation of new systems of a base t</p> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:21:25 +0000 webfull 125722 at /channels /channels/news/green-light-microscopy-sustainable-alternative-modern-microscopy-257251 <p>In times of environmental decline, scientific innovation must be implemented to replace old and inefficient technology. This can lead to positive academic, economic and environmental impacts. Fluorescence microscopy is a key element in many aspects of research throughout the physical, life and health sciences. Microscopes are found in virtually all research institutes, universities, hospitals, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies.</p> Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:54:42 +0000 webfull 114537 at /channels /channels/news/li-group-uses-alkyl-carbanions-make-greener-nucleophilic-additions-266603 <p>Xijie Dai, Haining Wang and C.J. Li have recently demonstrated that carbonyl derivatives could be used in a similar fashion to Grignard reagents using a smart Umpolung strategy and thus replaced organometallic-based reagents for nucleophilic carbonyl addition reactions for alcohol synthesis.</p> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 22:01:08 +0000 webfull 125766 at /channels /channels/news/even-if-snows-not-yellow-you-might-not-want-eat-it-257983 <p>Yevgen Nazarenko (photo), Uday Kurien, Oleg Nepotchatykh and Rodrigo Rangel-Alvarado, with Prof Ariya have published a paper that demonstrates a substantial influence of snow on car exhaust pollution. In particular, the results showed that snow acts as a sink for toxic organic pollutants and nanosized particles from car exhausts. The article is published in <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5EM00616C"><em>Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts</em></a> and has attracted much attention, now classified "hot" on the Journal website.</p> Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:41:37 +0000 webfull 115350 at /channels /channels/channels/event/vision-2020-working-groups-218479 <p><strong>We want your input!</strong></p> Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:37:09 +0000 webfull 87638 at /channels /channels/news/green-light-microscopy-sustainable-alternative-modern-microscopy-259429 <p>In times of environmental decline, scientific innovation must be implemented to replace old and inefficient technology. This can lead to positive academic, economic and environmental impacts. Fluorescence microscopy is a key element in many aspects of research throughout the physical, life and health sciences. Microscopes are found in virtually all research institutes, universities, hospitals, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies.</p> Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:12:30 +0000 webfull 117103 at /channels /channels/event/vision-2020-working-groups-fr-218526 <p><strong>Nous voulons vos idées!</strong></p> Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:27:01 +0000 webfull 87730 at /channels