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Sulfur isn’t poisonous when it synergistically acts with phosphine in olefins hydroformylation
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (503+ words) Credit: Chinese Journal of Catalysis Dalian, China-Sulfur, long feared as a "poison" that shuts down precious metal catalysts, can actually help them work better when used in just the right way, according to new research published in Chinese Journal of…...
Chitin based carbon aerogel offers a cleaner way to store thermal energy
16+ hour, 50+ min ago (549+ words) Credit: Hengdi Li, Junchi Wang, Lingbin Kong, Hongli Guo, Qiangqiang Xiao, Guoning Li, Nzondelelo Bingwa, Yunpu Wang & Hui Li Phase change materials store and release heat as they melt and solidify, making them attractive for applications such as building temperature…...
Encoding adaptive intelligence in molecular matter by design
21+ hour, 46+ min ago (582+ words) Encoding adaptive intelligence in molecular matter by design'EurekAlert! For more than 50 years, scientists have sought to find alternatives to silicon to build molecular electronics. The vision was elegant; the reality proved far more complex. Within a device, molecules behave not…...
Pusan National University researchers uncover scalable method for ultrahigh-resolution quantum dot displays
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (196+ words) Colloidal quantum dot (QD) light-emitting diodes have great potential in display applications. However, their commercialization remains a challenge due to the difficulty in achieving high-resolution ... Credit: Dr. Jeongkyun Roh from Pusan National University, Republic of Korea "We have developed a…...
Advancing hydrogen energy through enzyme-mimetic electrocatalysis
1+ week, 1+ day ago (476+ words) The global transition to a hydrogen-based clean energy economy faces a critical bottleneck: current proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells and water electrolyzers rely almost exclusively on scarce ... Mechanisms of oxygen reduction reaction Credit: Zechao Zhuang & Dingsheng Wang. The global…...
Photocrosslinked quantum dot (QD) patterns for next-generation displays (IMAGE)
1+ week, 1+ day ago (33+ words) Researchers develop a nondestructive, universal QD patterning method that blends QDs with a photocrosslinkable hole-transport layer polymer for next-generation display technologies. Dr. Jeongkyun Roh from Pusan National University, Republic of Korea...
Breakthrough in carbon-based battery materials improves safety, durability, and power
1+ week, 2+ day ago (197+ words) Structure of layered Mg4C60. a XRD patterns of pristine C60and Mg4C60powders with a simulated result for Mg4C60. b SEM image of Mg4C60powder with a scalebar of 5 "m. c iFFT TEM image (scalebar of 1 nm) of Mg4C60with structural illustration inset in brown. d C K-edge XAS spectra of…...
New materials conduct ions in solids as easily as in liquids
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (357+ words) image:Professor Paul McGonigal. Credit: Thomas Player, University of Oxford. view more Normally, when liquids solidify, their molecules become locked in place, making it much harder for ions to move and leading to a steep decrease in ionic conductivity. Now,…...
Unveiling how sodium-ion batteries can charge faster than lithium-ion ones
2+ week, 1+ day ago (143+ words) Detailed experimental analysis reveals the decisive mechanisms governing ion kinetics at hard carbon negative electrodes image:These images depict electrodes with different ratios of hard carbon (red) to Al2O3 (green), the latter of which is electrochemically inert. Using the more diluted…...
Machine Learning Model predict protein binding on gold nanoclusters - Opens doors for next-generation biomedical nanomaterials
2+ week, 1+ day ago (166+ words) Researchers at the Nanoscience Center of the University of Jyv'skyl' develop the first generalisable model to predict protein binding on gold nanoclusters, opening new possibilities for designing next-generation biomedical nanomaterials image:By integrating machine learning with atomistic simulations, the researchers…...