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Scientists Capture a Never-Before-Seen Elemental Bond
A team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory observed the bonding behavior of promethium…
New Imaging Technique Unveils the Dynamic World Inside Catalysts
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new method to observe electrochemical reactions at the atomic…
New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Production
This schematic shows how a catalyst composed of a few layers of iridium oxide (IrOx) over a support…
A Potential Breakthrough for Sustainable Biofuel
Recent research by the Brookhaven National Laboratory explores how plant proteins respond to sugar levels. The study reveals…
Chemists Discover How Platinum Catalysts Assemble and Disassemble Themselves
Scientists have shown that platinum atoms (gold spheres) on cerium oxide (red and silver/black surface) can assemble into…
Promethium Discovery Set to Rewrite Chemistry Textbooks
Conceptual art shows the rare earth element promethium in a vial surrounded by an organic ligand. ORNL scientists…
“Unprecedented Discovery” – New Low-Cost Catalyst Converts Carbon Dioxide to Valuable Chemicals
Researchers have developed a tin-based catalyst that efficiently converts CO2 into key chemicals like ethanol and acetic acid…
Designing Molecular Shapes for Medical Miracles
Scientists have developed methods to control the precise shapes and “handedness” of peptoids, protein-like molecules inspired by natural…
Transforming Rare Earth Element Extraction
By U.S. Department of Energy April 9, 2024 Water-soluble and oil-soluble organic molecules effectively separate different elements in…
Supercomputers Crack the Code of Super-Diamond Synthesis
Supercomputer simulations predicting the synthesis pathways for the elusive BC8 “super-diamond”, involving shock compressions of diamond precursor, inspire…