Search results for metal organic framework

Analytical Chemistry Oct 10, 2024

Researchers regulate microenvironment in boron-imidazolate frameworks to enhance CO₂ electroreduction to C₂H₄

Crystalline boron imidazolate frameworks (BIFs) are a lightweight zeolite-like metal-organic framework (MOF) developed to simulate the zeolite molecular sieve structure. BIFs contain both covalent bonds (B–N) and metal coordination ...

Polymers Oct 9, 2024

Low-temperature synthesis technique uses upcycled textile waste to create green, safe waterproof coating

A new technique could create waterproof coatings for clothes from discarded textiles—far safer for humans and the environment than current coatings, which are typically made with harsh chemicals and carcinogens.

Other Oct 9, 2024

AI-aided research, new materials eyed for Nobel Chemistry Prize

The development of new compounds and science aided by artificial intelligence are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Chemistry Prize announced Wednesday.

Other Oct 7, 2024

Cancer, cardiovascular drugs tipped for Nobel as prize week opens

Cancer research or drugs treating cardiovascular illnesses could win a Nobel Prize on Monday when a week of laureate announcements kicks off, bringing a ray of optimism to a world beset by crises.

Bio & Medicine Sep 30, 2024

New copper metal-organic framework nanozymes enable intelligent food detection

Nanozymes have high catalytic activity, high stability and high adaptability, and have become a new sensitive material for building sensors in the field of detection. Designing and preparing efficient nanozymes and promotion ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 28, 2024

Designing multifunctional framework materials for sustainable photocatalysis

The goal of sustainable chemistry has motivated chemists to use renewable energy in chemical reactions, minimizing hazardous waste, and maximizing atom economy. Nature provides a blueprint with photosynthesis, in which carbohydrates ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 25, 2024

Scientists discover electrolyte composition-dependent CO₂ reduction selectivity with an MOF catalyst

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 has long been viewed as a promising approach to utilize CO2. Selective generation is an important topic, but most efforts on controlling product selectivity have been devoted to catalyst design ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 23, 2024

Researchers enhance CO₂ photoreduction with new metal-organic framework

Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into C2 products is an important process in the quest to address the energy crisis and achieve carbon neutrality. However, generating C2 products is challenging due to the sluggish multi-electron ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 19, 2024

Advances in hydrogen research: More efficient isotope separation in sight

The lightest of all elements, hydrogen, is in great demand due to its promising role as a sustainable resource in the energy transition. A team from Leipzig University and TU Dresden, as part of the Hydrogen Isotopes 1,2,3H ...

Nanophysics Sep 16, 2024

Physicists achieve high selectivity in nanostructures using selenium doping

Physicists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have achieved controlled conformational arrangements in nanostructures using a flexible precursor and selenium doping, enhancing material properties and structural ...

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