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Solid catalyst breaks the rules: Oxygen evolution steps can happen simultaneously
Oxygen evolution is considered one of the most energy-intensive steps in water electrolysis and is therefore a key factor for more efficient green hydrogen production. Modeling of the reaction mechanisms has so far been based ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Research on ice-forming compound could improve pipeline safety, carbon capture and storage
Canadians may think they're intimately familiar with ice in all its forms, but there is one kind that most have probably never heard of. Clathrate hydrates are tiny crystalline cages of ice that can trap other gases or liquids ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Hydrogen atom transfer method selectively transforms carboxylic acids using an inexpensive photocatalyst
Carboxylic acids are ubiquitous in bioactive organic molecules and readily available chemical building blocks. Carboxylic acids can be converted into carboxy radicals that can initiate versatile carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Scientists use argon plasma to precisely position metal atoms, eliminating waste of precious metals
Researchers have demonstrated that by using argon plasma, metal atoms can be dispersed and guided to desired positions. This new strategy ensures that not a single atom goes to waste and maximizes the use of rare and precious ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Soft material behavior gets clearer as scientists directly map liquid crystal deformation
New research led by the University of Liverpool in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) provides a significant step forward in understanding the micro-scale mechanisms that govern the behavior ...
Analytical Chemistry
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How lanthanides stabilize chlorophyll to boost plant resilience to UV stress
Lanthanides are a class of rare earth elements that in many countries are added to fertilizer as micronutrients to stimulate plant growth. But little is known about how they are absorbed by plants or influence photosynthesis, ...
Biochemistry
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High-performance BaZrS₃ solar cells powered by inorganic delafossite HTLs: A step toward replacing Spiro-OMeTAD
As the global demand for clean and sustainable energy continues to surge, the photovoltaic sector remains at the forefront of this transition. Lead halide perovskite solar cells (LHPs) have long been celebrated for their ...
A new organometallic compound challenges a fundamental principle of textbook chemistry
For more than a century, the well-known 18-electron rule has guided the field of organometallic chemistry. Now, researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with scientists from Germany, ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Scientists use lightning to make ammonia out of thin air
University of Sydney researchers have harnessed human-made lightning to develop a more efficient method of generating ammonia—one of the world's most important chemicals. Ammonia is also the main ingredient of fertilizers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 4, 2025
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Eco-friendly plastic offers flexible electronic properties without 'forever chemicals'
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an environmentally safer type of plastic that can be used for wearable electronics, sensors and other electrical applications. The material, a so-called ferroelectric ...
Polymers
Jul 3, 2025
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AI helps discover optimal new material for removing radioactive iodine contamination
Managing radioactive waste is one of the core challenges in the use of nuclear energy. In particular, radioactive iodine poses serious environmental and health risks due to its long half-life (15.7 million years in the case ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 3, 2025
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Water activates hidden aluminum sites to enhance zeolite catalysis
Researchers from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology (APM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that water can activate previously "NMR-invisible" aluminum in ultra-stable Y (USY) ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 3, 2025
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Nanocatalysts enable conversion of waste-derived biocrude into sustainable jet fuel precursors
Wet wastes, including food waste and biomass, are promising candidates for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production due to their triglyceride content, which can be converted into biocrude via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL).
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 3, 2025
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Data-driven strategies to advance methane pyrolysis catalysts
Methane (CH4) pyrolysis, a reaction that produces hydrogen without emitting carbon dioxide, often utilizes molten media catalysts. A recent research paper published in the journal ACS Catalysis has explored how artificial ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 2, 2025
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Flipping alkenes for more effective cancer drugs with fewer harmful side effects
For the first time, chemists have discovered a unique way to control and modify a type of compound widely used in medicines, including a drug used to treat breast cancer.
Biochemistry
Jul 2, 2025
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Catalytic process can transform natural polymer into customizable biodegradable plastics
A new study led by Colorado State University Distinguished Professor Eugene Chen outlines a path to creating advanced, recyclable plastics. Published in Nature, the study describes a breakthrough method for upconverting a ...
Polymers
Jul 2, 2025
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Novel model optimization algorithm improves robustness of near-infrared spectroscopy models
A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a novel model optimization algorithm—External Calibration-Assisted Screening (ECA)— that significantly enhances ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 2, 2025
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Algorithm offers unprecedented insight into copolymer block-length distributions
Analytical chemistry researchers at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) have developed a novel algorithm that significantly improves the analysis of copolymers. It allows the ...
Polymers
Jul 2, 2025
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Resonant frequencies reveal a map for optimizing single-atom catalysts
Using nuclear magnetic resonance, researchers at ETH Zurich have studied the atomic environments of single platinum atoms in solid supports as well as their spatial orientation. In the future, this method can be used to optimize ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 2, 2025
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Displays, imaging and sensing: New blue fluorophore breaks efficiency records in both solids and solutions
A new blue fluorescent molecule set new top emission efficiencies in both solid and liquid states, according to a University of Michigan-led study that could pave the way for applications in technology and medicine.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 2, 2025
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