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Magenta - The Colour That …

If you carefully look at the spectrum of light, you will see all colours except magenta. There is no wavelength that can be attributed to magenta. Yet we see that all the time and it is one of the prominent and eye catching colour. Every colour wheel has it. Pantone also declared ‘Viva …

Barrier Face Covering

Facemasks have been one of the principal weapons in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The facemask is a barrier that helps contain the respiratory droplets when worn properly fully covers the nose and mouth. National public health agencies such as Health Canada and the Centers for Disease …

Professor John Sherwood

I am deeply saddened to learn that Prof. John Neil Sheroowd passed away in December 2020. John was my post-doctoral supervisor at the University of Strathclyde. He was a pioneer in organic solid-state chemistry, organic nonlinear optical materials, crystal growth, and crystal defects …