To make better fuel cells, study the defects
Engineers trying to improve fuel-cell catalysts may be looking in the wrong place, according to new research at Cornell.
Nanomaterials
Feb 20, 2012
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Dental delight! Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the most common minerals in biology, including those in bones and shells, have a mysterious structure: Their crystals are positioned in the same orientation, making them behave as one giant crystal, ...
Materials Science
Dec 21, 2009
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Brain on a chip?
(PhysOrg.com) -- How does the human brain run itself without any software? Find that out, say European researchers, and a whole new field of neural computing will open up. A prototype 'brain on a chip' is already working.
Computer Sciences
Mar 16, 2009
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A new strategy for enhancing hydrogen peroxide utilization in photocatalytic reactions
Recently, a research team led by Prof. Huang Weixin from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) realized the production of oxygenated chemicals from methane and H2O2 ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 9, 2022
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Single crystalline quaternary sulfide nanobelts
Copper-based quaternary sulfide nanomaterials, especially for Cu-Zn-In-S (CZIS) and Cu-Zn-Ga-S (CZGS), which consist of non-toxic elements are attractive candidate for solar photocatalytic hydrogen production due to their ...
Materials Science
Oct 27, 2020
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The landscape determines how streams should be restored
The U.N. has declared the coming decade as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, making it particularly urgent to plan for successful restoration. Most restoration occurs in streams, and usually in short segments. Researchers ...
Environment
May 27, 2020
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Alternative fabrication scheme for microscale semiconductor lasers
A systematic study of a simple and general structure for on-chip semiconductor lasers by A*STAR researchers sets the scene for much broader application of integrated semiconductor lasers beyond conventional silicon-based ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 22, 2017
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NASA air traffic management research tool shows new colors
A pivotal piece of NASA air traffic management (ATM) software is getting fresh attention as the agency and its government, industry and academic partners prepare to test new ideas for more efficiently guiding aircraft through ...
Engineering
Sep 8, 2017
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Active copper structures in ZnO-Cu interfacial catalysis: CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol
Recent research published in the journal Science China Chemistry explores active copper structures in ZnO-Cu interfacial catalysis. Many experiments, including catalyst preparation, structural characterizations, catalytic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 7, 2024
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Tailoring morphology symmetry of bismuth vanadate photocatalysts for efficient charge separation
In a study published in the journal Science China Chemistry and led by Prof. Rengui Li (State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), a distinct charge separation difference ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 22, 2024
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