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Stabilized hybrid photocatalyst boosts artificial photosynthesis efficiency
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (134+ words) Stabilized hybrid photocatalyst boosts artificial photosynthesis efficiency'isct.ac.jp The researchers compared two Ru complexes, trans(Cl)-[Ru(bpyX2)(CO)2Cl2] , where bpyX2 is a 2,2-bipyridine with substituents in the 4-position: RuP (X = PO3H2) and RuCP (X = CH2PO3H2). In both systems, formic acid was the main…...
Nanoscale surface patterns for advanced heat control
1+ week, 1+ day ago (35+ words) Nanoscale surface patterns for advanced heat control'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+ week, 5+ day ago (89+ words) How materials informatics aids photocatalyst design for hydrogen production'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…...
Controlling chirality with electricity: Bringing right- and left-handed properties to achiral materials
2+ week, 5+ day ago (46+ words) Controlling chirality with electricity: Bringing right- and left-handed properties to achiral materials'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…...
Supported catalyst design for low-temperature hydrogen production
2+ week, 6+ day ago (109+ words) Supported catalyst design for low-temperature hydrogen production'isct.ac.jp Supported catalyst design for low-temperature hydrogen production Novel BaSi2-supported catalysts enable efficient ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion at lower temperatures A new catalyst strategy developed at Institute of Science Tokyo uses BaSi2 as a support…...
A new “crystalline sponge” for drug discovery: APF-80 illuminates materials design
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (46+ words) A new "crystalline sponge" for drug discovery: APF-80 illuminates materials design'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…...
Catching a radical in motion with µSR spectroscopy
2+ mon, 2+ week 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…...