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Biochemistry Nov 16, 2022

Enzymatic synthesis of primary, secondary and tertiary amines containing two stereocenters

In a paper just published in ACS Catalysis, the Biocatalysis research group at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Synthesis presents a versatile method for the synthesis of primary, secondary, ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 11, 2022

Chemists create an 'artificial photosynthesis' system ten times more efficient than existing systems

For the past two centuries, humans have relied on fossil fuels for concentrated energy; hundreds of millions of years of photosynthesis packed into a convenient, energy-dense substance. But that supply is finite, and fossil ...

Nanophysics Nov 8, 2022

Enhanced single-nanoparticle collisions for the hydrogen evolution reaction in a confined microchannel

Single-nanoparticle (NP) collisions have enabled the measurement of electrocatalytic reactions on single NPs by the nanoconfinement-amplified current. Recently, it has been demonstrated that the electrocatalytic activity ...

Evolution Nov 7, 2022

Enzymes in human cells probably evolved from primordial organisms

A team of researchers at UmeƄ University has discovered that an enzyme in human cells has probably evolved from an ancient single-celled organism. The enzyme's unique properties mean that it could be used as a building block ...

Nanomaterials Nov 1, 2022

Researchers join forces to further explore the catalytic applications of semiconductors

In science, no matter what the field, expertise often intersects. At the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), this is especially true for many areas of study where faculty members collaborate to push the ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 1, 2022

Clean hydrogen fuel is easier to produce from seawater with stable hierarchical electrocatalysts

Seawater, which comprises more than 95% of the Earth's water, could become a key resource in the sustainable production of clean hydrogen fuel with use of water-splitting catalysts developed by a KAUST-led team.

Materials Science Oct 28, 2022

Chiral drug-like building blocks by nickel-catalyzed enantioselective olefin cross-coupling

NUS chemists have developed an effective method to access enantioenriched drug-like compounds through multicomponent olefin cross-coupling using chiral nickel-based catalysts.

Analytical Chemistry Oct 28, 2022

Constructing charge transfer channels on a photoanode surface by electrochemical treatment

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting presents a promising way to convert solar energy into storable and transportable hydrogen energy. Among investigated semiconducting materials, BiVO4 is considered as an intriguing ...

General Physics Oct 27, 2022

Enzymatic reactions: Researchers reveal a regulatory mechanism by which life controls and organizes itself

Inside cells, molecular droplets form defined compartments for chemical reactions. Not only sticky interactions between molecules, but also dynamic reactions can form such droplets, as was found by researchers from the Max ...

Materials Science Oct 26, 2022

One-stop hydrogen shop: Reducing the cost of a future energy carrier

Hydrogen is essential to the modern economy, and expanding its utility in a more sustainable society is a major global priority. Now, in a study recently published in Science Advances, researchers from Osaka University have ...

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