Canadian Chemical News articles from February 2007

Canadian Chemical News archives from February 2007

Sharing the green message.(GUEST COLUMN/CHRONIQUEUR INVITE)(Canadian Green Science and Technology Network)
February 1, 2007... Significant work is being done in Canada in the area of green science. Many of us, despite being chemical professionals, may not be familiar with the details of green chemistry or green engineering in Canada. The CIC is determined to change...

Is Canada slipping in R&D?
February 1, 2007... Canada's R&D community is taking note of a new study titled "At a Crossroads--Strengthening the Toronto Region's Research and Innovation Economy." The study analyzes the development of some of the world's leading R&D hotspots. Successful R&D...

Strem sponsors CIC award.(Strem Chemicals Inc.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... The CIC Division of Inorganic Chemistry is pleased to announce that Strem Chemicals has undertaken to sponsor the CSC Division of Inorganic Chemistry Award in Pure or Applied Inorganic Chemistry for a period of five years, commencing with the...

Protocole d'entente entre La Cite collegiale et l'UQAM.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(University of Quebec, Montreal and La Cite collegiale, Ottawa, offer new new joint program in chemistry)
February 1, 2007... Le doyen de la faculte des sciences de l'Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM), Gilles Gauthier, et le vice-president a l'enseignement de La Cite collegiale, Claude Bergeron, ont procede recemment a la signature officielle d'un protocole...

Report recommends boosting energy S&T.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(science and technology)
February 1, 2007... A report from a national advisory panel created by the federal government calls for an increased focus on energy science and technology (S&T) to ensure long-term growth and sustainability in the Canadian economy. "Powerful...

CCPA's call for capital investment.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(Canada's Chemical Producers' Association )
February 1, 2007... Richard Paton, president of Canada's Chemical Producers' Association (CCPA), addressed a meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science, and Technology last October. He told them that the single most important change...

XML Gold Book on-line.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... The IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (Gold Book) is now available in an all-new format. The new version takes full advantage of new technologies based on eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and provides efficient ways of browsing,...

Sea urchins and humans share genes.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(Simon Fraser University )(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Simon Fraser University (SFU) molecular biologists have helped a worldwide team of scientists make a discovery that could advance doctors' understanding of how genetic diseases occur and how to treat them. Bruce Brandhorst, the chair of the...

McMaster's Engineering and Science Olympics.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... More than 940 students from 51 high schools across Ontario travelled to Hamilton, ON, on October 19, 2006, to test their mental agility, engineering skills, and scientific know-how at the annual McMaster Engineering and Science Olympics....

CJC back files free for CSC.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(Canadian Journal of Chemistry)(Canadian chemistry community)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... The Canadian Journal of Chemistry (CJC)'s electronic edition now includes back issues, thanks to a joint effort of the Canadian chemistry community and the publisher. During April 2006, volumes 29 to 75 were added to the CJC's electronic...

Merging for biotechnology.(mergers and acquisitions)(BIOTECanada)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... BioProducts Canada will merge its operations into BIOTECanada, the national biotechnology association. Building on the respective base of both organizations, this will help to position Canadian leadership in the bio-based global economy. ...

Methane lakes on Saturn's moon.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(Titan)
February 1, 2007... Science has taught us that fossil fuels, such as natural gas, oil, and coal are the geological remains of plants and animals that lived on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago. This theory can be found in any reference book. The Encyclopedia...

Patent quest.(Smart and Biggar)(Interview)
February 1, 2007... Lawyer and patent agent, Daphne C. Lainson, MCIC, answers your questions on patenting your discoveries. Send your questions to patentquest@accn.ca. Q: While on a trip to South America, I found that people were taking an extract of an...

Biorefinery complex for Alberta.(NEWS/ NOUVELLES)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Riverstone Holdings, Carlyle Group, and Dominion Energy Services have announced plans to expand their existing relationship by building up to 300 million gallons of annual biorefining capacity in Alberta. The $400 million complex will consist...

To your health.(CHEM FUSION)(uses of red wine)
February 1, 2007... "To your health," is heard millions of times a day around the world as diners follow the age-old custom of clinking their glasses together. And if those glasses are filled with red wine, there may be more than wishful thinking here. There may...

Just short of saving the world: why on Earth shouldn't researchers strive for a greener future?
February 1, 2007... Green chemistry is picking up steam. The concept was first conceived over a decade ago by Paul Anastas and in 1998, Anastas and John C. Warner published a book outlining the 12 principles of green chemistry. (1) The idea of green chemistry...

Two synthetic steps: exploring new chemical reactivities for highly efficient synthesis towards green chemistry.
February 1, 2007... It has been estimated that among all the resources that we have taken from the earth, only about 10 percent have been converted into useful products and 90 percent ends up as waste. (1) For example, the generation of 1 kilogram of a...

In pursuit of the perfect green solvent: what qualities would typify the perfect green solvent?(liquid polymers, ionic liquids, Nonvolatile green solvents)
February 1, 2007... Solvents are a chemist's best friend. Thanks to their heat capacities, solvents can control temperature, they provide mass transport, and they facilitate separations of one chemical from another. Would we be ungrateful if we took a second look...

Cheers for green chemistry--ISBP 2006: mixing biology with polymer science.(International Symposium on Bacterial Polyesters)
February 1, 2007... The American heartland of biobased plastics hosted the Tenth International Symposium on Bacterial Polyesters (ISBP) in Minneapolis, MI. Friedrich Srienc organized an event that brought together Cargill's polylactide, PLA, and Archer Daniel...

The 39th Inorganic Discussion Weekend at Carleton.(Carleton University)(Conference news)
February 1, 2007... Continuing a long southern Ontario tradition that started in 1968, the 39th Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) was held from October 27 to 29, 2006, at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON. The conference was attended by more than 170 students,...

CIC vision--towards 2015: chemistry is central to the well-being of society.(Chemical Institute of Canada)
February 1, 2007... We are proud to share the new CIC vision. All three Constituent Society boards of directors and the CIC officers have joined together to develop this plan to ensure the Institute will meet changing demands in the next ten years. This new vision...

The 56th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference/Le 56e Congres canadien de genie chimique.
February 1, 2007... The 56th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference took place October 15 to 18, 2006 in Sherbrooke, QC. Organized by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering and the Universite de Sherbrooke, the conference was attended by over 750...

Results of the 2006 CSChE student competitions.(RECOGNITION/ RECONNAISSANCE)(Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers)
February 1, 2007... Undergraduate oral student competitions were held at the 56th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference in Sherbrooke, ON, in October 2006. There were a record number of papers presented in this session. Here are the final results of these...

Upcoming green chemistry events.(EVENTS/ EVENEMENTS)(Calendar)
February 1, 2007... Joint meeting of the 1st Asian-Oceanian Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry and the 7th Annual Green and Sustainable Chemistry Symposium March 7-9, 2007, Tokyo, Japan Engineering Sustainability 2007--Innovations that...

Canada.(EVENTS/ EVENEMENTS)(Calendar)
February 1, 2007... Conferences May 26-30, 2007.90th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Winnipeg, MB, www.csc2007.ca May 29-June 1, 2007. International Chemical Recovery Conference-"Efficiency and Energy Management," Quebec, QC, 514-392-6964...

U.S. and overseas.(EVENTS/ EVENEMENTS)
February 1, 2007... June 21-23, 2007. Chemtech 2007, Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon, Colombo, Sri Lanka, info@ichemc.com, www.ichemc.com July 22-26, 2007. 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany,...