New evidence that an extraterrestrial collision 12,800 years ago triggered an abrupt climate change for Earth
What kicked off the Earth's rapid cooling 12,800 years ago?
What kicked off the Earth's rapid cooling 12,800 years ago?
Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2019
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from several institutions in China and the U.S. has developed a way to use platinum–molybdenum carbide to catalytically release hydrogen from methanol and water to power a hydrogen fuel ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Control over material properties would reduce the amount of platinum needed.
Nanomaterials
Sep 27, 2010
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Millimetre-sized crystals of high-quality graphene can be made in minutes instead of hours using a new scalable technique, Oxford University researchers have demonstrated.
Nanomaterials
Jul 15, 2015
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The chemical industry has long been shadowed by unwelcome images of billowing smokestacks and pipes discharging toxic effluent. Modern manufacturing practices have done much to mitigate the industry's environmental impact, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 5, 2024
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen is one of the most promising fuels of the future. Whether powered by wind or sun energy, electrolysis of water is the method of choice for producing hydrogen without emission of carbon dioxide. The ...
Materials Science
Oct 15, 2010
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In the journal Science, Argonne chemists have identified a new catalyst that maximizes the effectiveness of platinum.
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2018
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of long platinum nanowires at the University of Rochester could soon lead to the development of commercially viable fuel cells.
Nanomaterials
Mar 11, 2009
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In the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer, more expensive counterparts, researchers are abandoning hunches and intuition for theoretical models and pure computing power.
Materials Science
Jan 3, 2014
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Korean researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), S. Korea, developed a novel bio-inspired composite electrocatalyst outperforming platinum.
Materials Science
Jul 3, 2013
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