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A Step Forward for Solar-Driven Ammonia Production
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (390+ words) Sunlight, water, air and metal-organic catalysts " that could be all it takes: TU Wien has shown how catalyst design can be advanced for solar-driven NH3 synthesis. Cornelia von Baeckmann, Jana Bischoff and Dominik Eder 1/2 images1 of 2 images or videos With sunlight and…...
The Hidden Roughness of Sapphire Surface
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (545+ words) Sometimes geometry determines what is chemically possible: As TU Wien has now shown, tiny irregularities can completely change the chemical behavior of a surface. Jan Balajka, Andrea Conti, Ulrike Diebold, Johanna Irina H'tner, Michael Schmid, David Kugler (left to right)…...
Atomic Outfittery: Tailor-Made Materials
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (360+ words) A research team at TU Wien has succeeded in modifying known materials in such a way that they possess new, desirable properties. These materials are expected to find application in the field of thermoelectricity. The outfit is changed depending on…...