Search results for metal-organic frameworks

Nanomaterials Jul 11, 2024

New method to synthesize amorphous metal-organic frameworks and coordination polymers

Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, have made an advancement in nanotechnology, successfully extending the well-known Stöber method to synthesize amorphous metal-organic frameworks ...

Nanomaterials Jul 18, 2024

Material with molecular trapdoor holds promise for highly selective gas adsorption

An international team led by scientists at City University of Hong Kong has found a flexible metal-organic framework (MOF) with one-dimensional channels that acts as a "molecular trapdoor" to selectively adsorb gases, such ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 25, 2024

Photocatalyst research uncovers better way to produce green hydrogen

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a material that shows a remarkable ability to convert sunlight and water into clean energy.

Nanomaterials Jul 18, 2024

Nano-scale materials that mimic enzymes could convert CO₂ into chemical building blocks

Montana State University researcher James Crawford recently published a collaborative paper with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory that marks a step forward in their quest for what he calls a "holy grail" of chemistry: ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 18, 2024

Bridging the 'valley of death' in carbon capture

Mitigating the effects of climate change has become a major focus worldwide, with countries and international organizations developing various strategies to address the problem. Lowering CO2 emissions is at the top, with ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 24, 2024

Scientists investigate in-situ growth of crown ether@UiO-66 membranes under mild conditions

Research groups led by Prof. Xu Tongwen and Prof. Li Xingya from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have proposed the concept of total dehydration of ions, and prepared metal-organic framework (MOF) ...

Environment Jul 26, 2024

Living in a plastic world: Tackling plastic pollution

Plastic pollution has emerged as one of our most pressing environmental issues with the increasing use of disposable plastics. As they are non-biodegradable, plastics accumulate in the environment, altering habitats and natural ...

Environment Jul 24, 2024

How experts are calculating the Paris Olympics' carbon footprint: 83 bottles of wine per person

The 2024 Paris Olympics aim to be the greenest edition on record, and the first compatible with the Paris climate agreement. Talk of "green games" goes back to April 2021. At the time, the Organizing Committee for the Olympic ...

Archaeology Jul 11, 2024

Unveiling 1,200 years of human occupation in Canada's Arctic

A recent study provides new insights into ancient cultures in Canada's Arctic, focusing on Paleo-Inuit and Thule-Inuit peoples over thousands of years. Jules Blais, professor of biology at the University of Ottawa, and a ...

Nanophysics May 14, 2024

Scientists achieve giant Rashba–Dresselhaus spin splitting in 2D chiral metal-organic frameworks

A research team led by Prof. Li Xingxing and academician Yang Jinlong from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has developed two-dimensional (2D) chiral metal-organic frameworks as Rashba-Dresselhaus (R-D) ...

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