Department of Chemistry

Illustration of the sun shining down on solar panels on vines/stalks.

Power Plants

A blueprint for an “artificial leaf” could lead to solar cells that generate a lot more power

Photo of Mars

Life on Mars?

Scientists are trying to determine if methane in the Martian atmosphere came from living organisms

Neena Kanwar

Risky Business

U of T science students are learning how to turn their high-tech ideas into products the world wants

Darren Anderson

Thinking Small

Darren Anderson wants his nanotech company, Vive Nano, to become one of the next global chemical giants

Rock Star

Chemist André Arsenault finds an intriguing use for artificial opals

A Bad Wrap

Food packaging is a potential source of chemicals in the bloodstream