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ACCN the Canadian Chemical News (L’Actualité chimique canadienne) is a publication of the Chemical Institute of Canada, the umbrella organization for the Canadian Society for Chemistry, the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering and the Canadian Society
for Chemical Technology.

May | June 2013

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New compounds fight drug-resistant flu viruses
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‘Rusty’ catalysts advance renewable energy storage
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Gold and DNA simplify disease detection
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 Editor's letter

In my four years at the helm of this magazine, I have been continuously awed by the breadth and importance of the influence of the the chemical sciences and engineering...

 From the Executive Director

After the March 2013 federal budget, our chemical sciences and engineering community seemed to be staying mum on what the academic research community had received...

 Intellectual matters

At a recent symposium I attended, several “studentpreneurs” were showcasing their innovations which had been supported by a local technology incubator...

 Guest column

By David T Fung

The discovery of new chemicals has always supported new functionalities and rising standards of living...

 Cold case

By Tyler Irving

Two Canadian facilities allow for controlled experiments on snowmelt and sea ice in an attempt to understand their role in the global transport of chemicals, from carbon dioxide to crude oil.

 Human factor

By Tyler Irving

When it comes to engineering solutions for the developing world, Bradley Pierik says there’s no substitute for on-the-ground experience.

 Alumina upended

By Anita Lahey

A Quebec company’s process for extracting alumina from clay is giving a 130-year-old process a run for its money.

 Society news

Read all the latest news from the Chemical Institute of Canada and its three Constituent Societies.

 Then and now

C-I-L: Powders, paint and plants

 ChemFusion

By Joe Schwarcz

Cloak and . . . umbrella?