Accolade for solar-hydrogen project
A research project that aims to produce hydrogen on an environmentally friendly and cost-effective basis by using energy from the sun has won a prestigious E.ON research award.
Energy & Green Tech
May 18, 2009
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This light-powered catalyst mimics photosynthesis
By mimicking photosynthesis, the light-driven process that plants use to produce sugars, MIT researchers have designed a new type of photocatalyst that can absorb light and use it to drive a variety of chemical reactions.
Materials Science
Nov 15, 2021
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Scientists develop indoor-active photocatalyst for antiviral coating against various COVID variants
A photocatalyst made using a combination of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and copper oxide (CuxO) nanoclusters inactivates various variant types of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In a recent breakthrough, scientists in Nara Medical ...
Biochemistry
Apr 14, 2022
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Tiny gold particles can help harness energy from the sun to break down pollution
When organic pollutants such as dyes, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals enter waterways all around the world, they can harm the environment and human health—and removing them can be incredibly difficult.
Nanomaterials
Jun 6, 2023
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Lighting the way to optimal photocatalysis
One afternoon, Carnegie Mellon University Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)'s Mohammad Islam walked into colleague Paul Salvador's office and asked what the biggest problem was in photocatalysis that he'd like to be ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 6, 2017
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Enhancing the conversion efficiency of powdered photocatalysts that generate hydrogen from water under visible light
In 2019, Shinshu University Special Contract Professor Domen Kazunari and colleagues developed the powdered oxysulfide photocatalyst Y2Ti2O5S2 that absorbs sunlight of wavelengths below 650 nm and splits water into hydrogen ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 27, 2022
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NJIT professor develops biologically-inspired catalysis active, yet inert materials
NJIT Associate Professor Sergiu M. Gorun is leading a research team to develop biologically-inspired catalysis active, yet inert, materials. The work is based on organic catalytic framework made sturdy by the replacement ...
Materials Science
Apr 19, 2011
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Photoredox catalyst unlocks new pathways for nickel chemistry
Using a light-activated catalyst, researchers have unlocked a new pathway in nickel chemistry to construct carbon-oxygen (C-O) bonds that would be highly valuable to pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
Materials Science
Aug 12, 2015
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Large dipole moment induced wide-spectrum bismuth chromate for efficient photocatalytic performance
The conversion and utilization of solar energy for chemical fuel production and environmental remediation through artificial photocatalysis have been recognized to be an ideal route to address the critical energy and environmental ...
Materials Science
Feb 7, 2020
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Computer simulations of a metal–sulfide alloy unlock the secrets to designing solar-powered catalysts
Partnerships can pay off when it comes to converting solar into chemical energy. By modeling a cadmium sulfide (CdS)–zinc sulfide (ZnS) alloy with special computational techniques, a Singapore-based research team has identified ...
Materials Science
Sep 26, 2012
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