- Fontiers in Soft Matter. Editors’ Showcase 2024: Self-Assembly and Self-Organisation: 1 of 2 research “showcased” papers selected by Editor T. Nylander. Carboxylated cellulose nanocrystal cryogel monoliths: a multi-tool study of morphology and porosity of pure and magnetite nanoparticle-decorated CNC scaffolds. Xining Chen and Mark P. Andrews * Frontiers in Soft Matter 3:1281171. doi: 10.3389/frsfm.2023.1281171
- Nominated for the "Marcus Walleberg Prize" 2023
- McGill Department of Chemistry News “Biogenic optical devices for solar energy conversion: glass-like shells of diatoms help turn light into energy in dim conditions” https://www.mcgill.ca/chemistry/channels/news/biogenic-optical-devices-solar-energy-conversion-glass-shells-diatoms-help-turn-light-energy-dim-344295
- PRESS RELEASES on our paper Y. D'Mello, S. Bernal, D. Petrescu, M. Andrews, D. V. Plant. (2022). Solar Energy Harvesting Mechanisms of the Frustules of Nitzschia Filiformis Diatoms. Optical Materials Express, vol. 12, no. 12, pp. 4665-4681, 2022. Glass-like shells of diatoms help turn light into energy in dim conditions Nov 22, 2022 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972155 ; Glass-like shells of diatoms help turn light into energy in dim conditions. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221122125309.htm ; A new study performed has shown how the glass-like shells of diatoms tend to help such microscopic organisms execute photosynthesis in dim conditions Nov 22, 2022 https://www.azooptics.com/News.aspx?newsID=28116 ; Physics World Jan 31, 2023: Single-celled marine algae light the way for solar energy. https://physicsworld.com/a/single-celled-marine-algae-light-the-way-for-solar-energy/
- Canada Invests in Anomera for Eco-Friendly Alternative to Plastic Microbeads and more… https://anomera.ca/news/canada-invests-in-anomera-for-eco-friendly-alternative-to-plastic-microbeads-and-more/
- McGill REPORTER. Natural polymer to create products for a broad range of industries and applications, from cosmetics to concrete. https://reporter.mcgill.ca/cellulose-nanocrystals-its-not-pulp-fiction/
- McGill Innovation Fund. Made in Quebec: The Sky is the Limit for Nanocrystals. Junji Nishihata. 21 Jun 2021. https://www.mcgill.ca/innovation/article/made-quebec/made-quebec-sky-limit-nanocrystals
- Spin-off company Anomera recognized by Natural Resources Canada in report to the Federal Government. The State of Canada’s Forests. Presented to the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, pp. 11-12, 2018.
- McGill REPORTER. Five very different McGill startups under one roof. https://reporter.mcgill.ca/five-very-different-mcgill-start-ups-all-under-one-roof/
- The need to forge partnerships in order to compete outside Canada. Jennifer Lewington, Special to The Globe and Mail, Published November 13, 2018, described McGill spin-off Anomera and its partnership with Xerox Research Centre of Canada. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-the-need-to-forge-partnerships-in-order-to-compete-outside-canada/
- Canadian Forest Industries. Montreal company turning wood waste into cosmetics ingredients. Rawan Disouky. September 6, 2017. https://www.woodbusiness.ca/montreal-company-turning-wood-waste-into-cosmetics-ingredients-4470/
- Optical Encryption with Nanocrystalline Cellulose. Editor’s Featured Article, Journal of Nanophotonics July 2, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.6.063516
- Shaping the future. Montreal Gazette, Feb, 26, 2008
- Spontaneously Ordered Sol−Gel Composites with Submicrometer Periodicity. Highlighted in the Materials Research Society Bulletin, 2003, 2895
- Bragg gratings written in sol gel glass achieve near 100% reflectivity. Laser Focus World, Aug. 1997.
- Low temperature sol gel process developed. SPIE Newsroom OE Reports, 167, 1997
- Passive and active sol-gel . . . glass layers . . . Opto & Laser Europe, 1997, p. 25.