16+ hour, 29+ min ago   (831+ words) Science is elastic. Its findings can be stretched to sell useless gadgets and to sow mistrust. Often, this distortion of the truth is done outside of academia by merchants of doubt, spiritual influencers, and credulous entrepreneurs who do not understand…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (177+ words) McGill Chemistry Department shares the news of the passing of Prof. Rudy Marcus, CALTECH Professor and Nobel Laureate. A Montrealer and alumnus of our Chemistry Department at McGill University, where he conducted his undergraduate and graduate studies, his work over…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (550+ words) The modern chemical industry is still largely based on petrochemical feedstocks, whose limited availability and environmental impact pose major challenges for a sustainable future. In contrast, renewable resources such as biomass differ fundamentally in composition, functionality, and reactivity. Achieving a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (218+ words) On Saturday, May 2, families gathered at the Otto Maass Chemistry Building for an exciting day of discovery as the McGill Chemistry Outreach Group held its annual 24 Hours of Science event, which welcomed 220 guests. "Through our presentation, we’re trying to show…...

4+ mon, 3+ week 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…...

5+ mon, 3+ week 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....

6+ mon, 3+ week 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…...

7+ mon, 1+ 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…...

7+ mon, 1+ 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…...