water /sustainability/taxonomy/term/722/all en Hult Prize accelerator preps competitors for $1M /sustainability/channels/news/hult-prize-accelerator-preps-competitors-1m-229904 <blockquote> <p>Written by Christina Reinwald<br />Published by August 15, 2013 | <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/08/14/hult-prize-accelerator-preps-competitors-for/n3H4ILPGRFtAeObwQZ4SAK/story.html">Boston Globe</a></p> </blockquote> <p>"The problem: finding a high-quality source of protein for hundreds of millions of people that can be raised quickly, without consuming a lot of land, water, and other resources.</p> Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:33:41 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1487 at /sustainability Sustainable iron catalyst for clean hydrogenation /sustainability/channels/news/sustainable-iron-catalyst-clean-hydrogenation-229198 <blockquote> <p>Written by Emma Eley<br />Published on June 27, 2013 | <a href="http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/06/polymer-supported-iron-catalyst-green-hydrogenation" target="_blank">Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemistry World</a></p> </blockquote> <p>"An international team of chemists (from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and the RIKEN Institute, Japan) has reported a clean and green way to perform one of the most important industrial reactions for pharmaceutical and petrochemical synthesis. Platinum group metals are currently the catalysts of choice for hydrogenations due to their high activity.</p> Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:24:40 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1465 at /sustainability Vision 2020 Working Groups (FR) /sustainability/channels/event/vision-2020-working-groups-fr-218526 <p><strong>Nous voulons vos idées!</strong></p> Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:27:00 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1111 at /sustainability