Light-absorbing molecules can transform photons into electricity or fuels by shuttling electrons from one atom to another. In many cases the molecules are surrounded by a solvent—water, in the case of photosynthesis—and ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 15, 2021
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The oxygen reduction reaction is a crucial step in the performance of fuel cells, determining their efficiency and overall applicability. However, sluggish kinetics in the ORR, particularly at the cathode, pose challenges ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 24, 2023
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EU researchers made significant advances in characterizing the elemental compositions of stars, planets and interstellar media.
Astronomy
Jun 6, 2012
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Researchers have now managed to pinpoint what happens when light is absorbed by extremely small nanoclusters of silver atoms. The results may have useful application in the development of biosensors and in imaging.
Nanomaterials
Jun 13, 2017
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Scientists have discovered that for palladium-nickel catalysts, certain surface characteristics, measured at the atomic level, sped the creation of carbon dioxide from carbon monoxide. To reveal the optimal atomic neighborhood ...
Materials Science
Apr 10, 2015
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It took a nanoscale construction project on par with the much larger ones peppering Nebraska highways, but physicist Xia Hong is now directing the haphazard traffic of electrons well enough to analyze it—and, down the road, ...
Nanophysics
Sep 22, 2021
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Light interacting with hydrogen atoms enclosed in hollow cages composed of carbon atoms - referred to as fullerene material - produces ionisation. This phenomenon, which has been the subject of intense theoretical scrutiny, ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 8, 2017
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Another of the instruments planned for flight aboard NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is ready for installation on the spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2024
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The UN nuclear agency announced on Monday the creation of a new centre in Monaco to help coordinate international efforts to research and combat the serious environmental problem of ocean acidification.
Environment
Jun 18, 2012
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