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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 ...

Plants & Animals Jul 10, 2024

Photosynthesis powers our world, but what fuels this fundamental process?

It's hard to overstate the importance of photosynthesis, the biochemical pathway by which plants, algae, and certain bacteria convert the sun's energy into the organic material that feeds the entire living biosphere. But ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 19, 2024

New technology provides electrifying insights into how catalysts work at the atomic level

A team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has invented a technique to study electrochemical processes at the atomic level with unprecedented resolution and used it to gain new insights into a popular ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 17, 2024

Researchers improve solid oxide fuel cell threefold

A research team has successfully developed a catalyst coating technology that significantly improves the performance of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) in just four minutes.

Analytical Chemistry May 22, 2024

Machine learning accelerates discovery of high-performance metal oxide catalysts

Researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to significantly advance the discovery and optimization of multicomponent metal oxide electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).

Analytical Chemistry May 15, 2024

Researchers unlock vital insights into metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts' reaction mechanism

A team of researchers has made significant strides in understanding metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalysts, offering alternatives to expensive platinum-group-metal (PGM) catalysts and a pathway to a greener future.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 15, 2024

Discovery of organic catalyst could lead to cheaper fuel cells

With atmospheric carbon dioxide at record highs, the search for clean-energy alternatives to the use of fossil fuels is growing increasingly urgent.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 10, 2024

New spectrometer helps identify alternative catalyst materials for affordable hydrogen fuel cells

Fuel cells are quickly becoming a viable, clean energy alternative to commonly used fossil fuels, such as gasoline, coal, and oil. Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy resources that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 3, 2024

Fuel cells: Oxidation processes of phosphorous acid revealed by tender X-rays

The interactions between phosphorous acid and the platinum catalyst in high-temperature PEM fuel cells are more complex than previously assumed. Experiments at BESSY II with tender X-rays have decoded the multiple oxidation ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 2, 2024

Researchers investigate the surface extraction of platinum catalysts in alkaline media

Platinum (Pt) electrodes are crucial for clean power technologies like hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysis. However, the surface oxidation that occurs during such processes degrades catalyst performance and stability.

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