News tagged with catalyst
Related topics: fuel cell , chemical reactions , hydrogen , carbon dioxide , carbon monoxide
Saving platinum: Monolayer of platinum on tungsten carbide catalyzes electrolytic production of hydrogen
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen is one of the most promising fuels of the future. Whether powered by wind or sun energy, electrolysis of water is the method of choice for producing hydrogen without emission of carbon ...
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Controlling catalysts: Expert discusses new ways to drive old reactions
Like chefs in a culinary competition, catalysts must avoid distractions to quickly turn feedstock into desired products. At the University of Virginia, Professor T. Brent Gunnoe and his team are designing ...
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Joining molecules together in Nobel matrimony
Three chemists who fundamentally changed the way we make everything from drugs to plastics to carbon-based electronics won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work. ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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A low-cost catalyst prepares to take on power-plant emissions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Materials scientists develop clean nanoparticle-based catalysts that convert nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and water vapor.
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Best drug development results from computer/test tube combination
While computer simulations of how the body metabolises drugs save both time and money, the best results when developing new drugs come from combining such simulations with laboratory experiments, reveals a ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Catalyst sandwich: Synthetic PCR mimic could lead to highly sensitive medical, environmental diagnostics
Northwestern University researchers have taken another step towards realizing a new class of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enzyme mimics, opening the door for the development of highly sensitive chemical detection systems ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Researchers discover less expensive low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen purification
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Nanocatalyst is a gas: New formula could make fuel production better, greener
A nanoparticle-based catalyst developed at Rice University may give that tiger in your tank a little more roar.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 20, 2010 |
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'Nanosprings' offer improved performance in biomedicine, electronics
Researchers at Oregon State University have reported the successful loading of biological molecules onto "nanosprings" - a type of nanostructure that has gained significant interest in recent years for its ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Research aims to lighten load carried by soldiers
A University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering professor and a team of researchers nationwide were recently awarded a five-year, $6.25 million grant to develop a greener, lighter-weight and longer-lasting ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 16, 2010 |
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An ideal candidate for sustainable catalysis
(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of environmentally friendly and efficient catalysts is a major challenge in the field of chemical research, with the focus now being placed on the search for inexpensive metal ...
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Separating the Catalysts from the Chaff
When studying how specific catalysts drive reactions, scientists are often frustrated by the actions of unrelated molecules in the samples. Now, thanks to a device created by a team at Pacific Northwest National ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 09, 2010 |
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Small Size -- Huge Potential
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Connecticut chemistry professor's nanotechnology research will be useful in alternative fuel development.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 24, 2010 |
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200-fold boost in fuel cell efficiency advances 'personalized energy systems'
The era of personalized energy systems -- in which individual homes and small businesses produce their own energy for heating, cooling and powering cars -- took another step toward reality today as scientists ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Could urine be a source of renewable energy?
A research team at Heriot-Watt University, UK, is investigating whether urine could be used to create energy via new, low-cost fuel cells.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 22, 2010 |
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