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9I制作厂免费's Chemistry Outreach Group wins Principal's Prize

The Chemistry Outreach Group has taken home聽the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement聽through Media, winning the inaugural 'Collaboration' category聽for groups of undergraduate or graduate students that engage with the external community and/or the media.

New technique for measuring greenhouse gas production from thawing permafrost

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Making straws that don鈥檛 suck for the environment

With the federal ban of single-use plastics planned for this year, the demand for alternatives to everyday plastic products, such as straws, is set to increase.聽TreeMaTech, a startup company born through a collaboration between chemistry professors from 9I制作厂免费 and Lakehead University, is betting on cellulose for making drinking straws that don鈥檛 suck for the environment.

The Faculty of Science celebrates its generous donors

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Undergraduate research celebrated

Around 75 students joined聽faculty and staff from the Faculty of Science at Thomson House last week to celebrate their experience as undergraduate researchers over the summer.

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The passing of Prof. Laurie Hendren

Colleagues,

It is with great sadness that I share with members of the Faculty and entire University community news of Professor Laurie Hendren鈥檚 passing, on May 27, 2019.

As a member of the School of Computer Science, Laurie was an exceptional teacher, researcher, colleague, and above all, friend.

ComSciConCAN 2019 Communicating Science Workshop

ComSciConCAN is Canada鈥檚 first national science communication workshop for current or recently-graduated graduate students. This unique professional development program aims to help the next generation of leaders in STEM fields develop the skills needed to communicate their research and ideas to their peers, experts in other fields, policy makers, and the general public.

Textiles from trees: what's old is new again

Two 9I制作厂免费 chemistry professors, Theo van de Ven and Jean-Philip Lumb, have developed a new way to make textiles from cellulose, the basic building block of plants,聽in a breakthrough that has the potential to revitalize Canada鈥檚 forestry industry.

Hairy nanotechnology provides green anti-scaling solution

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Using DNA technology to track marine life

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New cities may make millions more vulnerable to climate change

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Better plastic recycling with enzymes

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Greener alternative to lithium-ion batteries

The runaway popularity of personal electronic devices has led to a huge global demand for compact yet powerful rechargeable batteries. Since hitting the market in the 1990s, lithium-ion technology has taken the lead in meeting this need.

Potential huge energy savings through nanocatalysts for nitrogen fixation

A fundamental component of protein, nitrogen is the most common pure element on Earth, making up nearly 80 percent of our atmosphere. Yet despite its abundance, atmospheric nitrogen cannot enter the food chain without first being converted into a form that can be used by plants.