A team of energy researchers led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have invented a device that electronically converts one metal so that it behaves like another for use as a catalyst in chemical reactions. The device, ...
Materials Science
May 9, 2022
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The next generation of catalytic converters could have longer lifetimes and need fewer rare materials to operate, a new study suggests.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 6, 2022
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Researchers have developed an innovative catalyst for the synthesis of propylene, which has potential benefits for the chemical industry and carbon recycling. Their findings were reported in the journal Nature Catalysis.
Materials Science
Jan 27, 2022
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Researchers say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars have been saved in the United States by recent reductions in emissions from vehicles.
Environment
Dec 18, 2021
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By disrupting normal societal activities, such as driving, COVID-19 lockdowns afforded a unique opportunity to study their impacts on the environment. Researchers now report in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology Letters ...
Environment
Nov 23, 2021
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Your ride might be a modest one—but if it burns gasoline, you have precious metals on board. To reduce pollution at the tailpipe, gasoline cars and trucks today come equipped with catalytic converters that contain platinum-group ...
Materials Science
Aug 19, 2021
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Steven Cohen has been working to improve waste management both at the federal and local level for over 40 years.
Environment
Apr 27, 2021
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Catalytic converters cut down on toxic car emissions, and, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, they're one of the greatest environmental inventions of all time.
Other
Apr 22, 2021
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Air pollution from fuel combustion is one of the greatest environmental problems, especially in urban environments. In densely populated cities, the presence of nitrogen oxides, very small carbon particles, and carbon monoxide ...
Biochemistry
Feb 25, 2021
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Researchers at the George Washington University and University of California, Los Angeles, have developed and demonstrated for the first time a photonic digital to analog converter without leaving the optical domain. Such ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 2, 2021
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