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Smarter search for fuel-cell catalysts using machine learning
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (80+ words) isct. ac. jp Smarter search for fuel-cell catalysts using machine learning New computational workflow can efficiently optimize both catalytic activity and stability in platinum-based alloys A computational method combining generative AI with atomistic simulations can identify promising platinum alloy catalyst…...
A new strategy for synthesizing polyfunctionalized biaryls without transition-metal catalysts
1+ week, 6+ day ago (114+ words) isct. ac. jp A new strategy for synthesizing polyfunctionalized biaryls without transition-metal catalysts An innovative substrate design strategy enables efficient synthesis of polyfunctionalized biaryls without expensive transition-metal catalysts or multistep prefunctionalization Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed…...
Stabilized hybrid photocatalyst boosts artificial photosynthesis efficiency
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (134+ words) isct. ac. jp The researchers compared two Ru complexes, trans(Cl)-[Ru(bpy X2)(CO)2 Cl2], where bpy X2 is a 2, 2-bipyridine with substituents in the 4-position: Ru P (X = PO3 H2) and Ru CP (X = CH2 PO3 H2). In both systems, formic acid was the main product, while…...
Nanoscale surface patterns for advanced heat control
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (35+ words) isct. ac. jp Nanoscale surface patterns for advanced heat control A nanofabrication technique 1, 000 times faster opens the door to future thermal technologies What the research is about...
How materials informatics aids photocatalyst design for hydrogen production
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (89+ words) isct. ac. jp The team employed a technique called machine learning interatomic potential (MLIP) calculations, a materials informatics approach that estimates the thermodynamic stability of doped crystal structures far more efficiently than conventional calculation methods. By simulating how different ions…...
Controlling chirality with electricity: Bringing right- and left-handed properties to achiral materials
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (46+ words) isct. ac. jp Controlling chirality with electricity: Bringing right- and left-handed properties to achiral materials The first demonstration of electrical control of chirality at a material's surface What the research is about...
Supported catalyst design for low-temperature hydrogen production
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (109+ words) isct. ac. jp Supported catalyst design for low-temperature hydrogen production Novel Ba Si2-supported catalysts enable efficient ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion at lower temperatures A new catalyst strategy developed at Institute of Science Tokyo uses Ba Si2 as a support for nickel and cobalt…...
A new "crystalline sponge" for drug discovery: APF-80 illuminates materials design
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (46+ words) isct. ac. jp A new "crystalline sponge" for drug discovery: APF-80 illuminates materials design Harnessing the strengths of MOFs spotlighted by the Nobel Prize'while overcoming their key limitations What the research is about...
Catching a radical in motion with "SR spectroscopy
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (48+ words) Search Science Tokyo site Researchers achieved the first direct observation of a quinoxalinyl radical forming in nanoseconds using "SR spectroscopy Muonium-Driven Radical Formation Tracked in Real time Using TF-"SR Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo…...