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Hybrid catalysts combine light and enzymes for sustainable chemical production
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (798+ words) An impetus for greener hydrogen production The newly developed hybrid catalysts are specifically designed to meet the requirements of industrial users and offer clear advantages for companies in the pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, biotechnology and environmental technology sectors in particular. The…...
Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (1151+ words) Each of the isolated indium atoms (in gold color) can catalyse the synthesis of methanol (top right). Constance Ko / ETH Z'rich Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from…...
New technology could use sunlight to break down ‘forever chemicals’
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1097+ words) An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath has developed a new catalyst " a substance that speeds up chemical reactions " that uses sunlight to break down so-called "forever chemicals" prevalent in the environment and known to accumulate…...
Water – from chemical disruptor to structural building block
3+ week, 1+ day ago (664+ words) Tough, strong and heat-endure Chemical states of titanium atoms on MXene flake surfaces mapped for the first time using in situ X-ray microscopy After decades of global searching: Saarbr'cken chemists create an iconic aromatic molecule with sili Carbon spheres filled…...
Chemists have made a major breakthrough
3+ week, 3+ day ago (675+ words) This work paves the way for entirely new materials and processes with potential industrial relevance. But the hardest first step has now been taken. Carbon spheres filled with iron oxide deliver high storage capacity Holding promise for application to cooling…...
Scientists optimized wastewater use for green hydrogen production through artificial intelligence
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (894+ words) Scientists from the Departments of Inorganic Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of the University of Malaga participate in an international collaboration which has optimized, through artificial intelligence, the process of producing bio-hydrogen from wastewater. M. Cruz L'pez Escalante, Olga Guerrero P'rez y…...
X-ray view into chemical reactions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (744+ words) The nanostructure does not form directly, but rather via a layer-like intermediate product that grows in two dimensions, transferring its crumpled nanosheet shape to the final material. Iron-sulfur compounds play a significant role in both geological processes and technological applications,…...
Inspired by the octopus: Active nano-optics enable photonic skin
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (595+ words) Junior Professor G'sken, who was previously part of the research group at Stanford, spent several months developing his own research group at Paderborn University. He was involved in designing and manufacturing the thin film layer under the project headed by…...
A new sustainable raw material for chemistry
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (673+ words) A research project conducted by the Max-Planck-Institut f'r Kohlenforschung shows how biomass can be used as a raw material for chemical products instead of petroleum. The scientists have now published their exciting findings in the journal Science. "Our motto is:…...
Scientists discover molecular ‘reshuffle’ and crack an 80-year-old conundrum
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (763+ words) Researchers at the University of St Andrews have uncovered a long'elusive molecular "reshuffle', a breakthrough that tackles one of chemistry's most persistent challenges and could transform the way medicines are manufactured." In a paper published (6th"January) in"Nature Chemistry, researchers…...