ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Chemistry Department is on par with chemistry laboratories in developed countries, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili.

This was proven when the department recently received the forensic service accreditation from the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board.

The accreditation proves that our laboratory service is on par with that of foreign countries, he said when met after visiting the Chemistry Departments Kedah branch in conjunction with its fifth anniversary here yesterday.

Ongkili said the Chemistry Department had been using new DNA techniques in animal and plant analysis, and analysis studies in forensic and microbiology.

He added that the department was also Asias reference laboratory for genetically modified organisms (GMO), halal analysis and forensic DNA analysis.

Ongkili said the department was now focusing on reducing the waiting period for its clients through better work management, adding that the waiting period for each case was between a day to a month.

The departments Kedah branch handled a total of 14,510 cases involving 31,902 samples. They also helped the police in certain cases especially those relating to drugs and controlled poisons.

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ALOR SETAR: The expertise and high-tech procedures applied by Malaysias chemistry department is on par with international standards, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said.

Our chemistry department does not use second class equipment the ministry will constantly ensure that, he told reporters in conjunction with the fifth anniversary celebrations of the departments Kedah branch here yesterday.

He said the departments analysis techniques have also progressed from conventional analysis to instrumentation analysis which can provide speedier, accurate and quality results.

Earlier in his speech, he said the department needs to enhance its analysis competitiveness given the presence of private laboratories which are also providing similar services.

He said the department also plays an important role as a reference centre for scientific findings.

In this regard it serves as an Asean reference laboratory for analysis of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and halal products, and a DNA forensic reference centre.

There is no end to efficiency, there is always room for improvement. Innovations do not necessarily require more power and additional funds; laboratory operating procedures need to be regularly upgraded, he said, adding that the department needed to find and initiate an approach that would shorten the analysis period. Bernama

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Malaysia's Chemistry Department Is World Standard - Ongkili

ALOR SETAR, July 1 (Bernama) -- The expertise and high-tech procedures applied by Malaysia's chemistry department is on par with international standards, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said.

"Our chemistry department does not use second class equipment...the ministry will constantly ensure that," he told reporters in conjunction with the fifth anniversary celebrations of the department's Kedah branch here today.

He said the department's analysis techniques have also progressed from conventional analysis to instrumentation analysis which can provide speedier, accurate and quality results.

Earlier in his speech, he said the department needs to enhance its analysis competitiveness given the presence of private laboratories which are also providing similar services.

He said the department also plays an important role as a reference centre for scientific findings.

In this regard it serves as an Asean reference laboratory for analysis of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and halal products, and a DNA forensic reference centre.

"There is no end to efficiency, there is always room for improvement. Innovations do not necessarily require more power and additional funds; laboratory operating procedures need to be regularly upgraded," he said, adding that the department needed to find and initiate an approach that would shorten the analysis period.

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The expertise and high-tech procedures applied by Malaysia's chemistry department is on par with international standards, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said.

"Our chemistry department does not use second class equipment...the ministry will constantly ensure that," he told reporters in conjunction with the fifth anniversary celebrations of the department's Kedah branch here today.

He said the department's analysis techniques have also progressed from conventional analysis to instrumentation analysis which can provide speedier, accurate and quality results.

Earlier in his speech, he said the department needs to enhance its analysis competitiveness given the presence of private laboratories which are also providing similar services.

He said the department also plays an important role as a reference centre for scientific findings.

In this regard it serves as an Asean reference laboratory for analysis of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and halal products, and a DNA forensic reference centre.

"There is no end to efficiency, there is always room for improvement. Innovations do not necessarily require more power and additional funds; laboratory operating procedures need to be regularly upgraded," he said, adding that the department needed to find and initiate an approach that would shorten the analysis period. Bernama

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ALOR SETAR, July 1 The expertise and high-tech procedures applied by Malaysia's chemistry department is on par with international standards, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said.

"Our chemistry department does not use second class equipment...the ministry will constantly ensure that," he told reporters in conjunction with the fifth anniversary celebrations of the department's Kedah branch here today.

He said the department's analysis techniques have also progressed from conventional analysis to instrumentation analysis which can provide speedier, accurate and quality results.

Earlier in his speech, he said the department needs to enhance its analysis competitiveness given the presence of private laboratories which are also providing similar services.

He said the department also plays an important role as a reference centre for scientific findings.

In this regard it serves as an Asean reference laboratory for analysis of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and halal products, and a DNA forensic reference centre.

"There is no end to efficiency, there is always room for improvement. Innovations do not necessarily require more power and additional funds; laboratory operating procedures need to be regularly upgraded," he said, adding that the department needed to find and initiate an approach that would shorten the analysis period. Bernama

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Robert Grubbs, recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize for chemistry, talks with visitors at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. Grubbs was in Southwest Virginia for the World Polymer Congress at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

As a "green" chemist, Robert Grubbs works to counter the image of scientific endeavors as spreading pollution and risk.

The California scientist said during a visit to Roanoke he's finding ways to turn plant products into fuel and insect pheromones into pesticide replacements.

If Grubbs says that's possible, it probably is. He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize for chemistry, an honor given for his work in catalysts.

"Once you've got a catalyst, you can do all kinds of interesting stuff," Grubbs told an audience of 25 Tuesday at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. He was in Southwest Virginia for the World Polymer Congress at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

Grubbs, 70, a professor at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., ran through a series of scientific slides and personal photos during an informal, hour-long talk brought about by the science museum's partnership with Tech. There is a shot of him receiving the Nobel Prize from the king of Sweden. There is a shot of his sons, one a chemist and one a doctor, and his daughter, a psychologist for military veterans.

The psychic wounds of war, he said, are "worse than you think."

Grubbs is a native of Kentucky who holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida and a doctorate in chemistry from Columbia University. He taught at Michigan State University from 1969 to 1978, when he joined Caltech.

Among a career with many highlights, he split $1.2 million with two others when named a Nobel Prize winner, he said. Asked before his talk about the impact on his life, he quoted his wife: "We dance more and we drink better wine."

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By Geoff Foster

PUBLISHED: 16:00 EST, 27 June 2012 | UPDATED: 16:00 EST, 27 June 2012

The odds on a takeover bid materialising for Yule Catto shortened considerably when shares of the chemicals maker crashed 38.9p, or 22 per cent, to a 52-week low of 138p on a shock profits warning.

Investors bailed out after the company said it expects business to be hit by the volatile euro and by weak demand for nitrile in Asia, a region where it was increasingly shifting its focus.

Nitrile is a speciality chemical used in the manufacturing of latex a very fine quality of rubber used in the making of rubber gloves. Yule Catto had said in March that it expected sales from emerging markets to offset low growth in developed markets but now the board reckons demand will remain weak until next year.

Speciality chemical companies have in recent years been swallowed like flies.

International bidders have swooped on those companies that make anything from additives for everyday products, such as paints, to materials used in the semiconductor industry. The diversity of their businesses makes the sector recession proof, as the need for their chemicals will always be there.

Yule Catto last year was the subject of intense speculation that either Dow Chemical or BASF of Germany was prepared to fork out 1.2bn or 350p a share in cash to swallow the Harlow-based company.

Any interested party would have to get the green light from Kuala Lumpur Kepong, which owns 19 per cent of Yule Cattos equity and has been a major shareholder since 1976.

Following overnight strength in Asian markets amid speculation that another rate cut by China is just around the corner, growing optimism that Europes leaders could yet deliver a positive surprise at today and tomorrows EU summit in Brussels helped the Footsie climb 76.96 points to 5,523.92 and the FTSE 250 86.6 points to 10,751.98.

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Contact: Sonia Fernandez sonia.fernandez@ia.ucsb.edu 805-893-4765 University of California - Santa Barbara

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Bruce Lipshutz has been awarded the 2012 Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (EROS) Best Reagent Award. The annual award is sponsored by Sigma-Aldrich and John Wiley.

"It's a terrific acknowledgement of the students who did the work; this is really their award," said Lipshutz. With his lab team, Lipshutz developed copper hydride-based reagents that can be used in very small amounts, and are capable of several types of reactions potentially useful for the synthesis of various materials from drugs to polymers, to naturally occurring molecules.

Aside from being very reactive, said Lipshutz, the catalysts called (R)-()-DTBM-SEGPHOS copper hydride; and (S)-(+)-DTBM-SEGPHOS-copper hydride are versatile, inexpensive, and produce high yields of the desired products.

"We want to push the envelope as to how low a level of these reagents can be utilized yet still be effective with this kind of chemistry, especially when being done in water rather than in organic solvents," said Lipshutz, who will be giving the award lecture at Wayne State University in the fall.

Lipshutz and his lab are part of an emerging movement called "Green Chemistry," a field that emphasizes environmentally benign processes. These involve reduced energy requirements, the use of less hazardous and more environmentally friendly chemicals, and the reduction of waste. In 2011, Lipshutz won the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, given to a single academic in this case, for the development of an enabling technology that allows these types of metal-catalyzed reactions to be conducted in water, and at room temperature. The more traditional approach typically involves using organic solvents and energy in the form of applied heat. Lipshutz's technology also has the added benefit of being "benign by design;" based on innocuous vitamin E, it results in virtually no pollution. In water it forms nanoparticles that serve as nanoreactors wherein the catalytic reactions take place.

Specially-engineered surfactants make synthetic chemistry processes efficient by eliminating side-product formation that typically results from heating, Lipshutz said. They also reduce the need for both purification and the disposal of potentially hazardous waste, and usually result in a reduction in costs associated with those processes. Catalysts substances that facilitate or generate reactions without themselves being consumed or changed by the process are particularly favored because they are used in small amounts and can oftentimes be recycled.

"In addition to the upfront costs, re-purification and/or disposal of organic solvents can be expensive," said Lipshutz, who estimates that pharmaceutical companies produce roughly 50-200 kilograms of waste for every kilogram of drug. "Why not get the best of all worlds why not benefit from their spectacular products that are so essential for maintenance of human health, and yet, not create such enormous organic waste, over 70 percent of which is organic solvent," he said. "Organic chemists are paying serious attention to this issue, which is a natural outgrowth of the industry. We as a community worldwide have certainly contributed to these environmental problems, but we can surely help to solve them as well; and that is exactly what we at UCSB plan to do."

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NEW YORK, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

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The emerging economies, comprising China, India, Brazil, Russia and South Africa, with a significantly large pool of under-served patients, represent the next big opportunity for the leading medical equipment and devices manufacturers. China remains the world's most populous country and is consequently home to a large patient base. The country is home to more than 120 million people who are aged 65 or oldera population in continuous need of medical care. India, the second most populous country globally, is home to 1.2 billion people, approximately 5% of which are aged 65 or older. It's estimated that shortly after 2020, India's population will surpass China, making it the most populous country in the world. As the population continues to grow and people continue to age, the underlying demand for healthcare is also expected to increase.

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Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2012 The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series describes the first-of-its-kind "pyroelectric nanogenerator," a new device designed to harvest the enormous amounts of energy wasted as heat every year to produce electricity.

Based on a report by Zhong Lin Wang, Ph.D., and colleagues in the ACS journal Nano Letters, the new podcast is available without charge at iTunes and from http://www.acs.org/globalchallenges.

In the report, Wang and colleagues explain that more than 50 percent of the energy generated in the U.S. every year goes to waste, much of it as heat released to the environment by everything from computers to cars to long-distance electric transmission lines. Heat can be converted to electricity using something called the pyroelectric effect, first described by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus in 314 B.C., when he noticed that the gemstone tourmaline produced static electricity and attracted bits of straw when heated. Heating and cooling rearrange the molecular structure of certain materials, including tourmaline, and create an imbalance of electrons that generates an electric current. Wang's group wanted to apply the ancient principle to make a nanogenerator (NG), which uses a time-dependent temperature change to generate electricity and could take advantage of heat changes in the modern world.

To do that, the researchers made nanowires out of zinc oxide, a compound added to paints, plastics, electronics and even food. Using an array of short lengths of nanowire standing on end, they demonstrated a device that produces electricity when heated or cooled. They suggest the NGs could even produce power as temperatures fluctuate from day to night. "This new type of NG can be the basis for self-powered nanotechnology that harvests thermal energy from the time-dependent temperature fluctuation in our environment for applications such as wireless sensors, temperature imaging, medical diagnostics and personal microelectronics," the researchers said.

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Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions is a series of podcasts describing some of the 21st century's most daunting problems, and how cutting-edge research in chemistry matters in the quest for solutions. Global Challenges is the centerpiece in an alliance on sustainability between ACS and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Global Challenges is a sweeping panorama of global challenges that includes dilemmas such as providing a hungry and thirsty world with ample supplies of safe food and clean water, developing alternatives to petroleum to fuel society, preserving the environment and ensuring a sustainable future for our children and improving human health.

For more entertaining, informative science videos and podcasts from the ACS Office of Public Affairs, view Prized Science, Spellbound, Science Elements and Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions.

The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 164,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

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The pair, who split just before Christmas, bumped into each other at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend music event on Saturday and enjoyed a romantic cuddle, with Matt even squeezing his ex's bum, leading onlookers to speculate they may have secretly reconciled.

A source said: "Matt was trying to disguise himself by wearing his hood up as he hobnobbed backstage. But when Daisy came over he didn't seem to care who was watching.

"His eyes just lit up and they were locked into deep conversation - hugging each other all the time. At one point he gave her bum a big squeeze. If they're not together any more then they have a funny way of showing it."

Friends of the Doctor Who star say he is still in love with the 23-year-old model, who he has been spotted with a few times since their split, and would jump at the chance to reconcile with her.

A pal said: "Matt adores Daisy. He has been obsessed with her for years, so it's no surprise that he's still in love with her."

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EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emeryville Pharmaceutical Services (EPS), an analytical laboratory offering global solutions to its peers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, today announced the official launch of its service offerings in analytical chemistry and microbiology. EPS is offering state-of-the-art analytical services, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), with same day service available for the San Francisco Bay Area. EPS also offers innovative microbiological testing such as comprehensive drug resistance profiling and biofilm modeling.

Dr. Timothy Shiau, Director of Chemistry for Emeryville Pharmaceutical Services, said, "We are pleased to begin offering our chemical expertise to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. Our team of experts and our cutting-edge equipment will enable scientists to obtain results from complex experiments they may not otherwise have the ability to conduct. The EPS team is looking forward to serving our colleagues in the Bay Area as well as the international research community."

Dr. Dmitri Debabov, Director for Biology for Emeryville Pharmaceutical Services, added, "Our expertise in biofilms and biofilm modeling sets us apart from other laboratories and allows us to offer other researchers innovative tools to develop their technologies. With our ability to provide full antibiotic resistance profiling, we expect to be an important resource for companies interested in, or already conducting, antibiotic research."

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Jay Cutler #6 of the Chicago Bears talks to Brandon Marshall #15 during a minicamp practice.

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Brandon Marshall was the subject of a lengthy profile in the Chicago Tribune. The reporter who spent four days with the Bears newest receiver found out Marshall's views on many subjects.

For one, Marshall knew he had chemistry with Jay Cutler from day one. There's a reason Cutler and Marshall wanted to be on the same team again, and Marshall appreciates their chemistry so much he has a painting of the pair from a game in Denver.

"A lot of guys don't have that feel for the game. Jay has that feel for the game. I have a feel for the game," Marshall said.

He also talked about the kind of game plan quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates allowed in Denver, possibly giving a sign of the sort of playcalling Bears fans can expect this fall.

"He wouldn't even give us a play. We'll just go out there with no play, and Jay would give me a signal, I would give Jay a signal ... We just had that feel for the game where we'll come out with a game plan -- like, OK, 'They want to do this, we want to do this. This is our counter to that. This is our plan A, B and C."

The trust Bates gave Marshall and Cutler worked, as both put up their best numbers when playing together in Denver. Now, all three are in Chicago, and Cutler and Marshall have grown and matured as players. If Bates sees the same connection, a game plan of trust could be fun for Bears fans to watch.

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QUINCY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Myriant Corporation announced today the addition of Dr. John F. Hartwig to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Hartwig, a globally renowned professor, lecturer and researcher in the field of organic chemistry, currently serves as The Henry Rapoport Chair in Organic Chemistry for the University of California at Berkeley and, as a Senior Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California.

Dr. Hartwigs research is primarily focused on the areas of areas of organic and inorganic chemistry, and organometallics. His research centers on the discovery and understanding of new reactions of organic compounds catalyzed by transition metal complexes. These findings result from a combination of organic synthesis, organometallic synthesis and mechanistic analysis of catalytic systems.

Its an honor to welcome Dr. Hartwig to Myriants Scientific Advisory Board, said Stephen J. Gatto, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Myriant. As a recognized thought leader in the research and discovery of novel compounds and bio-catalysts, Dr. Hartwigs insights and guidance will be most valuable as Myriant continues to advance its pipeline of bio-based chemicals. His primary knowledge of metal chemistry and its practical application in catalytic synthetic methods will greatly complement the exceptional skills and talents of the current members of our Scientific Advisory Board.

Dr. Hartwig possesses nearly two decades of successful professorship in the area of chemistry. Previously, he served as the Kenneth L. Reinhart Jr. Professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Additionally, Dr. Hartwig spent more than a decade as a Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, ultimately serving as the Irne P. duPont Professor of Chemistry.

Dr. Hartwig graduated with high honors from Princeton University with a B.A. in Chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Hartwig also served as an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Hartwig is the recipient of more than 25 notable industry and academic awards for his work including most recently being elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2012, receiving the GlaxoSmithKline Scholars Award, the National Institutes of Health MERIT Award and Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award. He currently serves as a Council Delegate for Chemistry Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for CHEMCATCHEM. He also provides extensive article reviewing for journals such as Science, Nature, Nature-Chemistry, Wiley Journals, Chemical Communications, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Hartwig is the author of the textbook titled Organotransition Metal Chemistry: From Bonding to Catalysis published December 2009.

Myriant's Scientific Advisory Board is comprised of world-class researchers and subject matter experts who serve in an advisory capacity to the Company regarding its research and product development efforts. The Board is chaired by Dr. Joseph P. Glas, Myriants Chief Technology Officer and former Vice President and General Manager for DuPont Biotechnology. Members of Myriants Scientific Advisory Board, in addition to Dr. Hartwig, include Dr. Stephen J. Benkovic, Evan Pugh Professor and Eberly Chair in Chemistry at Penn State University and Member of the National Academy of Sciences and its Institute of Medicine; Dr. Lonnie Ingram, Distinguished Professor, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, and Director, Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels, and Member of the National Academy of Sciences; Dr. Gregory Stephanopoulos, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, and Member of the National Academy of Engineering; Dr. Jan Westpheling, Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia; and, Dr. Huimin Zhao, Professor, Centennial Endowed Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

About Myriant Corporation

Myriant utilizes proprietary technology to provide innovative, performance-based renewable chemicals utilizing low-cost sugars. In December 2010, Myriant broke ground on its 30 million pound commercial succinic acid facility in Lake Providence, Louisiana. The companys D(-) lactic acid started production at commercial scale in June 2008 for use in polylactic acid. Myriant has agreements with Uhde GmbH for engineering, Davy Process Technology for the integration of Myriants succinic acid process with the Davy butanediol process for the production of bio-based butanediol, and PTT Chemical for the commercialization of Myriants technology in South East Asia. Myriant is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts. Details are available at http://www.myriant.com.

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SARNIA, ON, June 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Ontario's Minister of Economic Development and Innovation Brad Duguid will visit four Sarnia chemical manufacturers today, and will hear about the chemistry sector's potential to attract significant investment to the region over the next decade.

Sarnia-Lambton is home to one of Canada's leading bio-hybrid chemistry clusters, with companies manufacturing chemicals from both petroleum and bio-based raw materials. Those chemicals form the building blocks for more than 70,000 products essential to everyday life - from clothing and pharmaceuticals, to energy-efficient homes and cars.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for Minister Duguid to see first-hand the cutting-edge chemistry that's happening in Sarnia right now," said Richard Paton, President of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC), the trade association representing the industry.

"Sarnia-Lambton's chemistry industry is poised for growth: it's got the infrastructure, the access to raw materials, a trained workforce, and a huge U.S. market practically on its doorstep."

CIAC estimates that Sarnia's chemistry industry could attract up to $2.5 billion in investment over the rest of the decade - much of that stemming from the region's access to shale gas liquids and biomass feedstock.

"Ontario's chemistry sector is an important contributor to our economy that supports thousands of jobs in the province," said Minister of Economic Development and Innovation Brad Duguid.

"The Sarnia region is a leader in Ontario's chemistry industry, developing innovative products and capabilities that drive our global competitiveness."

Minister Duguid will visit BioAmber, Imperial Oil, LANXESS and NOVA Chemicals - all of which adhere to Responsible Care, CIAC's U.N.-recognized sustainability initiative. Duguid will also tour Lambton College's Centre of Excellence for Process Manufacturing, where he'll learn about the college's training programs and innovative partnership with the local chemistry industry.

Ontario's chemistry industry is a $20-billion sector, employing 42,000 Ontarians directly, and supporting 250,000 total jobs in the province's economy.

Sarah Mayes Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (613) 237-6215 ext. 239

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Used on the million-tonne scale in domestic products from toothpaste to self-cleaning windows, this material is more than just a white pigment. Phil Robinson tells us how titanium dioxide brightens up our life in this week’s Chemistry in its element podcast.

                  

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People are talking about Alan Turing again as it’s the centenary of his birth tomorrow. And when people talk about Turing, they talk about him as the father of modern computing or the man who helped with the number-crunching that cracked the German’s top secret enigma code during the Second World War. But what’s less well known – unsurprisingly as he’s better known as a mathematician – is his one, sole and seminal contribution to chemistry.

Turing wrote a paper in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in 1952, two years before his untimely death, titled The chemical basis of morphology. In it, he laid out his groundbreaking idea that chemical reactions could create patterns. He postulated that, if reacting chemicals were separated into small reacting cells that can freely diffuse they can create an array of different patterns. And this goes beyond just chemical oddities like the beautiful Belousov-Zhabotinsky reactions. His theory was a chemical just so story that explains how the zebra earned its stripes and how the jaguar got its spots. You can learn more about Turing’s chemical connection in Philip Ball’s feature here.

Patrick Walter

                  

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