Researchers at Kanazawa University report in ACS Nano how ultrathin layers of tin disulfide can be used to accelerate the chemical reduction of carbon dioxide—a finding that is highly relevant for our quest towards a carbon-neutral ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 12, 2023
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Very soon, we need to become fossil free, not only in the energy sector, but in industry as well. Hydrocarbons or other raw chemicals can be produced in principle using renewable energy and abundant molecules such as water ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 17, 2023
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A paper published on Dec. 21 in Energy Material Advances reviews improvement strategies for the electrocatalytic activities of transition metal nitrides (TMNs) on hydrogen evolution reaction.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 29, 2022
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Electrocatalysis plays a crucial role in many clean energy conversion technologies, and it is able to couple with renewable energy generation systems such as photovoltaic, wind turbines and hydropower to solve future global ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 14, 2022
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Scientists at Newcastle University have uncovered a source of oxygen that may have influenced the evolution of life before the advent of photosynthesis.
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2022
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Currently, electrocatalytic water splitting is one of the most inexpensive, clean, reliable, quiet and affordable industrial-grade efficient hydrogen (H2) production technologies. However, the most effective platinum (Pt) ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 6, 2022
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Over half of the world's population now lives in an urban area, according to a recent report by the United Nations. And that number is expected to grow to two-thirds by the middle of this century. Rapid urbanization's effects ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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Hydrogen has attracted extensive attention from academia and industry as an energy source due to its intrinsic environmental compatibility, abundance, and high energy density (120 MJ kg−1). Electrocatalytic water splitting ...
Materials Science
Apr 8, 2022
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Researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion in Mülheim an der Ruhr cooperated on the project as part of the Collaborative Research ...
Nanophysics
Jan 10, 2022
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A group of researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Xiamen University has revealed new understandings of how surface ruthenium atoms can improve the hydrogen evolution and oxidation activities ...
Materials Science
Aug 12, 2021
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