McGill astrophysicist wins Herzberg Gold Medal
Ottawa, ON – McGill University astrophysicist Dr. Victoria M. Kaspi has won the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, awarded by the […]
Chemical
Comet Biorefining to build first commercial biomass sugar plant in Sarnia, Ontario
London, ON– Comet Biorefining, Inc. has chosen the TransAlta Energy Park in Sarnia, ON as the location of its commercial-scale biomass-derived sugar facility.
New Technologies to improve HPLC Compendial Pharmaceutical Methods
Allowable Adjustments to Pharmacopoeia Methods for Isocratic and Gradient Separations
Clean or contaminated
ONE OF THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about laboratory safety concerns the designation of ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ or ‘contaminated’ areas. Usually, laboratories will designate areas that […]
Safety and Simplicity in the lab: What to look for in a modern-day centrifuge
As one of the mainstays in any lab, centrifuges are designed to spin and separate liquid and solid components at high speeds. Practically everyone in […]
Tips, tricks and information for the ergonomic design of your laboratory
The advantages of an orderly work situation are obvious. It allows one to keep all required instruments in view and within reach, therefore generating smooth […]
Measuring safety performance in the laboratory
Most laboratories expect that work will be performed safely and that all proper precautions are taken to ensure all aspects of the work – accuracy, […]
A breakthrough for organic reactions in water
Green-chemistry researchers at McGill University have discovered a way to use water as a solvent in one of the reactions most widely used to synthesize […]
SFU VP research Mario Pinto named NSERC president
Simon Fraser University vice-president, Research B. Mario Pinto will become the next president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Dr. Pinto, former […]
Joint efforts to study the atmospheric effects of biofuels combustion
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has signed a collaborative agreement with the National Aeronautics […]