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Laura Hoch

I am interesting in using the principles of green chemistry to synthesize functional nanomaterials. My particular project focuses on developing a more environmentally benign synthesis of indium phosphide nanoparticles for use in LED applications. When I’m not doing chemistry, I enjoy drawing, playing soccer, … Continue reading

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Peter Mirtchev

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Si Inverse Opal Solar Cell work highlighted in Nature Photonics

Researchers from Japan and Canada have produced the first ever solar cell containing an integrated 3D silicon photonic crystal. The cell is based on an intrinsic silicon layer with an inverse opal structure — a 3D photonic crystal with an … Continue reading

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Inaugural Nano Channel Essay: Nano Bubble About to Burst?

Welcome to one of our first guest columns, where active researchers can share their views on topics relevant to materials science. To start us off, we invited Professor Geoffrey Ozin of the University of Toronto to share his honest opinion … Continue reading

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Inaugural Nano Channel Essay: The Good Nano Stuff

Welcome to one of our first guest columns, where active researchers can share their views on topics relevant to materials science. To start us off, we invited Professor Geoffrey Ozin of the University of Toronto to share his honest opinion … Continue reading

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Opalux Featured in C&EN

André Arsenault and Opalux were featured in the July 12th issue of C&E News in an article about colourizing e-readers. Currently, electronic books are black and white, relying on electrical charges to form the text. It is believed that Arsenault’s … Continue reading

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Congratulations Engelbert, Danny, Eric and Leo!!

Dr. Engelbert Redel won the Post-Doctoral Humboldt Fellow Award!! Dr. Danny Puzzo and Dr. Eric Henderson won the NSERC Post-doctoral fellow award!! Dr. Danny Puzzo also won the DIC award from Canadian Society of Chemistry!! (Dr. to-be) Leonardo Bonifacio has … Continue reading

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Opal Circuits of Light — Top Ten AFM Papers

Ozin’s group’s 2002 Adv. Funct. Mater. paper Opal Circuits of Light – Planarized Microphotonic Crystal Chips, has been selected to be one of the top ten AFM papers in its special 10 year anniversary issue. Read the perspective from Prof. … Continue reading

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Professor Ozin Wins the Premier's Discovery Award

Check out this award video. The citation reads: A pioneer of nanochemistry, Ozin has inspired innovative, transformative, technological advances around the world. He was one of the first scientists in the field to identify the importance of a chemical approach … Continue reading

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Concepts of Nanochemistry: A Superb Guide — Angew Chem Int Ed.

“The book Concepts can serve as a superb guide into nanochemistry for university teachers, students, and the interested general public. It can be emphatically recommended. Read it, or you will be missing something extraordinary.” –Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Read the … Continue reading

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