Search results for heterogeneous chemistry

Materials Science Oct 21, 2021

Chemists develop a fundamentally new mode of adsorption

A research team, led by Northwestern Universitychemists, has made a breakthrough in surface science by introducing a new active mechanism of adsorption. Such adsorption-based phenomena, in which molecules are attracted onto ...

Materials Science Oct 21, 2021

Tribocatalysis: Challenges and perspectives

With an increasing global energy demands and environmental pollution, the development of alternative clean energy technologies has aroused widespread research interest. Harvesting and converting natural energy from the environment, ...

Materials Science Oct 19, 2021

Cross-coupling reactions: Semiheterogeneous PCN-Cu based metallaphotocatalysis

Recently, photoredox catalysis has emerged as an appealing coupling partner for transition metal catalysis, termed metallaphotocatalysis, to develop new synthetic methodologies as well as improve the efficiency of established ...

Biochemistry Sep 30, 2021

New analytical technique helps researchers spot subtle differences in subcellular chemistry

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now rapidly isolate and chemically characterize individual organelles within cells. The new technique tests the limits of analytical chemistry and rapidly reveals ...

Molecular & Computational biology Sep 16, 2021

For some peptides, killing bacteria is an inside job

Peptides could be primed to solve the knotty problem of antibiotic resistance among humans. Rice University scientists believe they can help.

Materials Science Aug 24, 2021

Breakthrough in actinide metal-metal bonding

Scientists from The University of Manchester have managed to successfully make actinide metals form molecular actinide-actinide bonds for the first time, opening up a new field of scientific study in materials research.

Materials Science Aug 19, 2021

Microscopic vibrational circular dichroism enables supramolecular chirality mapping

Insect wings are interesting and attractive as unique examples of bioinspired and biomimetic materials. They exhibit multi-functional features and provide a natural model for developing a functional device based on organic ...

Materials Science Aug 17, 2021

Ice formation on surfaces enhanced via a non-classical nucleation process

Ice is omnipresent and profoundly impacts our daily life, influencing areas such as climate change, transportation, and energy consumption. Understanding the process of ice formation can decelerate the rate at which glaciers ...

Nanomaterials Aug 17, 2021

Nanocluster discovery will protect precious metals

Scientists have created a new type of catalyst that will lead to new, sustainable ways of making and using molecules and protect the supply of precious metals.

Materials Science Aug 9, 2021

Lighting the way to improved biomaterials

Researchers from McGill University believe that they have found a way to improve the development of biomaterials that could be instrumental in drug delivery, tissue regeneration, nano-optics and nanoelectronics.

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