Press Releases

Corning Incorporated has appointed Dr Stephanie Burns, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Dow Corning Corporation and SCI honorary president, to Corning's board of directors.

SCI's Canada International group and the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) will host their annual awards dinner in recognition of those who have made outstanding contributions to the chemical industry in March.

The production of ethanol from lignocellulose-rich materials such as wood residues, waste paper, used cardboard and straw cannot yet be achieved at the same efficiency and cost as from corn starch.

A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density.

Prof Bruce Dale, leading expert on biofuels and editor of Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining (Biofpr), will be giving a presentation on biofuels in a press briefing at the Science Media Centre on 5 November 2008.

The debate surrounding carbon capture and storage intensifies as scientists examine the capacity for storing carbon dioxide underground, in a study published today in the new journal Greenhouse Gases: Science & Technology.

A study published today in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture outlines a new, commercially viable method of measuring chemical compounds in cranberries, which are linked to the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Water use to grow and process biomass feedstocks for fuels has recently emerged as an important controversy. In a world where several countries already face water stress – and where over 70% of global freshwater use takes place in the agricultural sector – bioenergy development might present considerable challenges, from the perspective of water quantity as well as water quality.

A three-year study by Newcastle University has found that wild birds are not swayed by the organic label, but instead prefer the more protein-rich, conventional food that will help them to survive the winter.

The success of BioFuels, BioProducts and BioRefining (BioFPR), the peer-reviewed journal launched jointly by SCI and Wiley in 2008, has again been highlighted by a significant increase in its impact factor.