News tagged with metal complexes
New kind of fuel cell delivers energy and fine chemicals with no waste from renewable raw materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- The concept of converting renewable raw materials so cleverly that the same process simultaneously produces both energy and industrially desirable chemicals has been high on the wish-list ...
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Metallic molecules to nanotubes: Spread out!
(PhysOrg.com) -- A lab at Rice University has stepped forward with an efficient method to disperse nanotubes in a way that preserves their unique properties -- and adds more.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Truth Is Stranger Than Science: Discovering true properties of metal oxides
(PhysOrg.com) -- To successfully compete in a global marketplace, manufacturers continually search for better materials: faster drying and less hazardous paint, longer-lasting sunscreen, and faster computers. ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Screens set to go green
Fitting the screens of electronic devices, such as televisions and smartphones, with a new display technology called 'organic light-emitting diodes' (OLEDs) will reduce their energy consumption, but such screens ...
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Scientists develop a unique approach for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen
The design of efficient systems for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, driven by sunlight is among the most important challenges facing science today, underpinning the long term potential of hydrogen as a clean, sustainable ...
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Organometallic compounds as new drugs? Cobalt-containing aspirin complex with potential anti-tumor properties
Despite considerable progress in modern chemotherapy, there remains a large demand for innovative anti-tumor agents. A new approach involves modeling the pharmacological properties of established drugs with organometallic ...
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A molecular ripcord for chemical reactions
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) have developed an entirely new method for starting chemical reactions. For the first time they used mechanical forces to control catalytic ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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One step closer to green catalysis
Mirror image catalysis with water in water is finally possible. Mirror image catalysis in water with water is effective and produces no waste. Researchers have now succeeded in imitating this marvelous trick of nature. NWO ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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