Turning Seawater Into Fuel With a Low-Cost Catalyst
For the first time, Rochester chemical engineers have demonstrated a ‘potassium-promoted’ catalyst’s potential for use on an industrial scale. Now, the Navy’s quest to power…
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Scientists Home In on Pairs of Atoms That Boost a Catalyst’s Activity
They discovered the messy environment of a chemical reaction can actually change the shape of a catalytic nanoparticle in a way that makes it more…
Solar Flow Battery: Single Device Generates, Stores and Redelivers Renewable Electricity From the Sun
Chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and…
How Tear Gas Works and How It Affects Your Body [Video]
2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know it’s…
Advanced Gas Membrane Materials Designed to Reduce Industrial Carbon Emissions
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology…
Levitation That’s No Trick: Scientists to Perform “Touchless” Chemical Reactions
Levitation has long been a staple of magic tricks and movies. But in the lab, it’s no trick. Scientists can levitate droplets of liquid, though…
Scientists Rip Apart Water Molecules More Efficiently With New Catalysts
Using a new approach, they were able to study and improve the water-dissociation reaction that rips apart water molecules in membrane-based electrochemical reactors. University of…
Results of an Experiment by USC Student May Rewrite Chemistry Textbooks
A USC Dornsife chemistry professor’s bet on a student proposal leads to new understanding of what defines a metal — and lands the cover of…
Fluorocarbon Bonds Are No Match for New Light-Powered Nanocatalyst
Lab Unveils Catalyst That Can Break Problematic C-F Bonds Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in…
New Environmentally-Friendly Method Developed for Removing Toxic Chemicals From Water
Researchers from Swansea University have developed a new environmentally friendly method for removing toxic chemicals from water. A newly invented machine, called the Matrix Assembly…
New Eco-Friendly, Flame-Retardant Carbon Plastic Is Ideal for Recycling
Non-toxic, flame-retardant composite material based on bio-epoxy made from plant-source tannic acid. 99% eco-friendly recycling within tens of minutes merely by dissolving in water. A…
Chemists Achieve Breakthrough in the Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons
Graphene Nanoribbons might soon be much easier to produce. An international research team led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the University of Tennessee and…
MIT Automated Tabletop Fast Protein Synthesis Machine May Accelerate Drug Development
Automated tabletop machine could accelerate the development of novel drugs to treat cancer and other diseases. Many proteins are useful as drugs for disorders such…
Showtime for Photosynthesis – Nature Captured in Breakthrough “Molecular Movie”
One of nature’s most important chemical reactions is now being captured in a breakthrough “molecular movie.” Using a unique combination of nanoscale imaging and chemical…
Chemistry Behind the Bombardier Beetle’s Extraordinary Firepower – “Fascinating Story That Nobody Has Been Able to Tell Before”
How the Beetle Got Its Bang If you want to see one of the wonders of the natural world, just startle a bombardier beetle. But…
New Understanding of Ceramic Materials May Reveal Ways to Improve Solar Panels, Superconductors, and Biomedical Implants
When most people think of ceramics, they might envision their favorite mug or a flowerpot. But modern technology is full of advanced ceramics, from silicon…
MIT Makes Tissue – Such as Human Brain – Stretchable, Compressible, and Nearly Indestructible
Chemical process called ELAST allows labeling probes to infuse more quickly, and makes samples tough enough for repeated handling. When there’s a vexing problem to…
MIT Chemical Engineers Develop Technique to Enable Cheaper Fertilizer Production
Chemical engineers take a step toward generating ammonia with small-scale, electrochemical reactors. Most of the world’s fertilizer is produced in large manufacturing plants, which require…