Researchers from Skoltech have uncovered physical principles governing the remote "tuning" of nanocatalysts, where the ...

As a greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO 2) contributes to climate change as it accumulates in the atmosphere. One way to reduce the amount of unwanted CO 2 in the atmosphere is to convert the gas into ...

A nanotechnology pioneer has uncovered a transformative approach to harnessing the catalytic power of aluminum nanoparticles by annealing them in various gas atmospheres at high temperatures.

Controlling the crystal phase of cobalt nanoparticles leads to exceptional catalytic performance in hydrogenation processes, scientists report. Produced via an innovative hydrosilane-assisted ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a way to add single nanosheets of mixed metal oxide to gold nanoparticles supported on silica to enhance their catalytic ...

Recent advances in organic synthesis have increasingly relied on the synergistic integration of traditional catalysis with nanoparticle-enabled methodologies. Nanoparticles provide a high ...

Typically, to make nanoparticle catalysts easy to reuse, chemists anchor them to porous materials such as hydrogels and metal-organic frameworks. These impregnated materials are easy to separate from ...

The exceptional properties of high entropy alloys (HEAs), including high strength and hardness, as well as high thermal and chemical stabilities, have garnered considerable interest across various ...

AMES, Iowa – Yan Zhao gestured toward the trees outside his campus window on a rainy afternoon. The professor of chemistry at Iowa State University is developing new synthetic catalysts to break down ...

Traditional catalysts in the RWGS reaction are made from precious metals, including platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and gold (Au), limiting the cost efficiency of the reaction. Because of this, new ...

HOUSTON – (March 5, 2024) – Catalysts unlock pathways for chemical reactions to unfold at faster and more efficient rates, and the development of new catalytic technologies is a critical part of the ...