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Cracking a long-standing problem in high-entropy alloy nanoparticle synthesis

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (420+ words) Composed of five or more elements in nearly equal amounts, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have emerged as promising catalysts due to their compositionally complex surfaces that can accelerate chemical reactions. Until now, scientists have not been able to precisely engineer these…...

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Artificial metabolism turns waste CO2 into useful chemicals

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (531+ words) In a breakthrough that defies nature, Northwestern University and Stanford University synthetic biologists have created a new artificial metabolism that transforms waste carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful biological building blocks. In the new study, the team engineered a biological system that…...