News tagged with zirconium monoxide

Research gives new perspective on periodic table

Transforming lead into gold is an impossible feat, but a similar type of "alchemy" is not only possible, but cost-effective too. Three Penn State researchers have shown that certain combinations of elemental ...

Physics / General Physics

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An Alchemist's Dream: Superatoms Mimic Elements

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Will Castleman and his team have discovered clusters of atoms that mimic some of the properties of other elements. Called "superatoms," these clusters of atoms behave like a single "superatom" ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3

New Sulfur- and Coking-Tolerant Material Could Expand Applications for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ceramic material described in this week's issue of the journal Science could help expand the applications for solid oxide fuel cells - devices that generate electricity directly from a ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 4

Ceria Nanoparticles Catalyze Reactions for Cleaner-Fuel Future

Experiments on ceria (cerium oxide) nanoparticles carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory may lead to catalytic converters that are better at cleaning up auto exhaust, and/or to more-efficient ...

Nanotechnology /

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