Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Field of Chemistry - Maria Matlinska
When we observe a typical lab setup, we often don't acknowledge just how inaccessible these spaces are. From tall lab benches to...
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Mar 103 min read
Highlighting Indigenous Research #2 - Alex Veinot and Copper Chemistry
Research done by Indigenous scientists and researchers within Canada often isn't given the light it deserves, and the work done by Alex...
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Jan 313 min read
Hydrogel-Based Smart Contact Lens for Highly Sensitive Intraocular Pressure Monitoring
Contact lenses are primarily used to correct eyesight issues such as myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness), but have...
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Dec 8, 20233 min read
McMaster Chemistry and Chemical Biology Lab Highlight - Rullo Lab
The chemical sciences, and chemical biology in particular, have great potential for translational applications as much of the research...
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Nov 24, 20233 min read
IUPAC’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies in Chemistry - Artificial Muscles
When you hear IUPAC, one of the first things that likely comes to mind is the IUPAC nomenclature system for naming chemical compounds, it...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read
Get to Know James Inkster: McMaster's Latest Addition to the CCB Department
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology here at McMaster University has introduced many fantastic new faculty members over the...
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Oct 27, 20233 min read
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Quantum Dots!
The Nobel Prizes are some of the most prestigious awards in their field, and each year one is awarded in the areas of chemistry, physics,...
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Oct 6, 20233 min read
Highlighting Indigenous Research - Chelsea Benally and Albertan Wastewater Treatment
Canadian indigenous researchers are extremely underrepresented in the field of chemical sciences, and so it is important that we as a...
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Sep 22, 20233 min read
Making Silicone Chemistry More Sustainable!
Green chemistry is a becoming one of the most popular and relevant branches of chemistry, and this article highlights some of the amazing...
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Mar 19, 20234 min read
Inkjet Printing MoS2 Patterns on Large-Scale Polymer Substrate for Flexible Sensing Electronics
In the past two decades, mono-layer and poly-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has emerged as a promising material for next-generation...
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Feb 6, 20234 min read
A Novel Study Investigating the Transfer of Microplastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Food Webs
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. They are used across almost...
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Jan 26, 20232 min read
Oxidation of Aldehydes to Carboxylic Acid with Electrophilic C−H Bond Activation
The oxidation of aldehydes is an important process in biological systems. Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) are a superfamily of nineteen...
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Nov 6, 20223 min read
Identification of Blue-Light-Damaged Proteins using Chemoproteomic
Chemoproteomics is a technique where the cellular proteome is labelled and identified with chemical probes. It has attracted attention as...
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Oct 23, 20223 min read
Smartphone Integrated Photo-acoustic Analytical Device for Detecting Azodicarbonamide
Azodicarbonamide (ADA) has been extensively used as a flour additive due to its oxidizing and bleaching properties. However, the World...
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Oct 8, 20223 min read
Novel Synthesis of Recyclable Polymers from Carbon Dioxide and Butadiene
The current atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is around 414 ppm, which means more than three thousand gigatons of CO2 gas is...
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Sep 16, 20223 min read
Efficient Reduction of Nitro Groups to Amines… Using Human Hair!
The nitro group is an important class of nitrogen derivatives. Like a carboxylate anion, it possesses a hybrid structure with a positive...
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Mar 1, 20223 min read
Bioelectronic Tongues Allow for Analytical Detection of Sweet Tasting Foods
Just about everyone enjoys the sweet tastes associated with candy, cookies, and freshly squeezed orange juice. However, what one person...
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Feb 11, 20223 min read
Express Detection of Nitrobenzene Toxicity in Honey using Analytical Sensors
Electrochemical sensors allow for ultrasensitive detection of nitrobenzene in honey, establishing a new method for wide-scale application...
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Jan 27, 20223 min read
Flat Pasta That Self-Shapes into Bends and Curls While Cooking
Flat pasta noodles are grooved to allow curls, spirals, and tubes to form while cooked allowing for reductions in packaging space and...
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Dec 10, 20213 min read
Microplastic Waste Aids in Antibiotic Resistance
Plastic and Styrofoam products may be contributing to the population’s growing complications of antibiotic resistance bacteria. Figure 1....
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