As easy as counting to ten: A new rule for catalysts' design
The "ten electron rule" provides guidance for the design of single-atom alloy catalysts for targeted chemical reactions.
The "ten electron rule" provides guidance for the design of single-atom alloy catalysts for targeted chemical reactions.
Analytical Chemistry
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A team of Chinese researchers used a novel theory to invent a new type of ultrathin optical crystal with high energy efficiency, laying the foundation for next-generation laser technology.
Condensed Matter
Jan 8, 2024
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Hydrogen energy has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels, offering a clean and sustainable energy source. However, the development of low-cost and efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction remains ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 8, 2024
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Researchers in Chile have designed an indoor air purification prototype which uses microorganisms to capture and degrade pollutants, with efficiencies above 90%. In the study, published in the Journal of Chemical Technology ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2023
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A new paper published in Nature Communications by a team of physicists at the U of A charted the discovery of new quantum phases in low-dimensional systems.
Condensed Matter
Dec 13, 2023
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An international research team led by quantum physicist Markus Arndt (University of Vienna) has achieved a breakthrough in the detection of protein ions: Due to their high energy sensitivity, superconducting nanowire detectors ...
Superconductivity
Dec 4, 2023
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Optical wireless may no longer have any obstacles. A study by Politecnico di Milano, conducted together with Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, the University of Glasgow and Stanford University, and published in Nature Photonics, ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 29, 2023
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Prof. Jiang Bin's research team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed a universal field-induced recursively embedded atom neural network (FIREANN) model, which can accurately simulate ...
Biochemistry
Nov 16, 2023
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A research team led by Associate Prof. Li Xingxing and Prof. Yang Jinlong from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a groundbreaking chemical method ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2023
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Designing a heat engine that can produce maximum power at maximum efficiency is a major challenge. Practical heat engines are limited to a theoretical efficiency called the Carnot limit, which sets a cap on how much heat ...
General Physics
Nov 1, 2023
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