News tagged with catalyst system
New technique maps twin faces of smallest Janus nanoparticles
(PhysOrg.com) -- New drug delivery systems, solar cells, industrial catalysts and video displays are among the potential applications of special particles that possess two chemically distinct sides. These ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Research demonstrates method that allows inexpensive carbon materials to store hydrogen at room temperature
Hydrogen has long been considered a promising alternative to fossil fuels for powering cars, trucks and even homes. But one major obstacle has been finding lightweight, robust and inexpensive ways of storing the gas, whose ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Researchers develop first stable bio-oil for transportation use
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Virginia Tech are using science to control unstable components in biomass to develop stable oils that can be readily upgraded to transportation fuels for the first time. Biomass ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Graphene-Based Nanomat Could Lead to Next-Generation Catalysts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found a new use for graphene, the single-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms that resembles chicken wire. Ever since graphene was first observed in 2004, its large surface area, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 19, 2010 |
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How Did Evolution Begin?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Life's ability to replicate itself is essential for evolution, yet even the simplest kind of replication requires a relatively complex system. So what kind of non-replicating system might ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Researchers pinpoint neural nanoblockers in carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes hold many exciting possibilities, some of them in the realm of the human nervous system. Recent research has shown that carbon nanotubes may help regrow nerve tissue or ferry drugs used to ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Boost for Methanol? New solid catalyst for the direct low-temperature oxidation of methane to methanol
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a possible energy source for fuel cells or a substitute for gasoline, methanol is increasingly drawing attention beyond its importance as a feedstock for chemical industry. It can be stored much more efficiently ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Going platinum: New catalyst could boost cleaner fuel use
(PhysOrg.com) -- Material scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique for a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is efficient, robust and two to five times more effective than ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 14, 2009 |
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Birds of a feather: Study finds particles, molecules prefer not to mix
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the world of small things, shape, order and orientation are surprisingly important, according to findings from a new study by chemists at Washington University in St. Louis.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 04, 2009 |
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