Andre Arsenault won first prize in the NSERC Innovation Challenge Awards.(RECOGNITION/RECONNAISSANCE)(Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada )(Brief article)

Canadian Chemical News, February, 2008

Andre Arsenault won first prize in the NSERC Innovation Challenge Awards. The competition is designed to get graduate students thinking about products or services that could be developed from their thesis research. Arsenault is a chemist at the University of Toronto and has conducted research in photonic crystals.

He has developed a photonic "ink" that will change colour in response to a stimulus. His company, Opalux Incorporated, develops applications for this technology that include signs that can be modified electronically, colour-changing sensors for use in forensics, biometrics and security, and anti-counterfeiting measures.