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Explosions, colour changes, and hands-on science: the Mc Gill Chemistry Outreach Group's 24 Hours of Science Event
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (218+ words) On Saturday, May 2, families gathered at the Otto Maass Chemistry Building for an exciting day of discovery as the Mc Gill Chemistry Outreach Group held its annual 24 Hours of Science event, which welcomed220 guests. "Through our presentation, we're trying to show…...
Alchemist's Urine Wasn't a Philosopher's Stone
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (352+ words) This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette." The challenge was to rid the syrup of water and hope the residue would then crystallize. But how do you do that? The first attempt usually is to place the syrup…...
Making Space in Science: Eleanor Hill Venning
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (411+ words) With International Women's Day recently marked on March 8, we take this opportunity to highlight a pioneer from our department's history: Eleanor Hill Venning, a Montreal-born chemist whose work changed how we understand hormones and their role in health and pregnancy....
Mc Gill Chemical Society Seminar Series- Michael Malkoch: Blue-light triggered thiol'ene/yne chemistry of crosslinked networks suited for hard-tissue regeneration and infection control
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (841+ words) Abstract: "Severe traumatic fractures frequently require open surgical interventions, where current fixation and regenerative strategies often lack adaptability to patient-specific needs. These procedures are also associated with a substantial risk of post-operative infection, highlighting the need for materials that can…...
Mc Gill Chemical Society Seminar Series-Fabio Cicoira: Materials and Processes for Self-Healing, Sustainable, and Biointegrated Electronics
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) Abstract: Soft electronic materials offer a powerful route toward electronics that can seamlessly integrate with living systems and dynamic, mechanically active environments. This seminar will present recent progress in flexible, stretchable, and self-healing electronic materials, with a particular focus on…...
Mc Gill Chemical Society Seminar Series- Joseph Moran: The Metabolic Origin of Life from Metals and Electric Fields
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (591+ words) Abstract: The Metabolism-First hypothesis for the origin of life posits that organic chemical reaction networks originated in geochemistry and became more complex through catalytic feedback effects. This process would lead to increasing autonomy from the original environment, ultimately resulting in…...