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- Optimized nickel particles improve catalyst performance for hydrogenation reactions 12/02/2025 A research team led by Wang Guozhong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel method to precisely control the size of nickel (Ni) particles in catalysts, improving their performance in hydrogenation reactions.
- A new chemical tool to create efficient carbon-nitrogen bonds, lowering the cost of tomorrow's medicine 06/02/2025 University of Missouri researchers and collaborators have developed a new chemical tool that could help lower the cost of prescription medications. The tool, called AshPhos, is a ligand, or molecule, that makes it easier to create special carbon-nitrogen bonds. These bonds are the backbone of more than half of all medicines on the market today.
- Scientists discover new, 3rd form of magnetism that may be the 'missing link' in the quest for superconductivity 04/02/2025 Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.
- Cracking the code: Why platinum electrodes corrode 28/01/2025 Scientists from Leiden University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Laboratory have uncovered the mysterious cause behind the rapid corrosion of platinum electrodes. This study paves the way for more affordable green hydrogen production and more reliable electrochemical sensors.
- Tilted magnetic materials offer fresh path for thermoelectric applications 17/12/2024 A research team from NIMS and UTokyo has proposed and demonstrated that the transverse magneto-thermoelectric conversion in magnetic materials can be utilized with much higher performance than previously by developing artificial materials comprising alternately and obliquely stacked multilayers of a magnetic metal and semiconductor.
- Scientists solve one of the hardest problems in the computational atomic-scale mechanics of materials 12/12/2024 Currently employed computational methods to simulate materials and their mechanical behavior are based on molecular dynamics (MD) with atomistic force-fields. These methods provide an excellent description of the thermodynamically stable phases of materials with arbitrary chemical and microstructural complexity.
- Scientists may have an explanation for why some batteries don’t last 10/12/2024 Hydrogen protons, not lithium ions, may explain self-discharge and battery degradation
- Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick 21/11/2024 Meet graphene’s newest metallic cousin, goldene. For the first time, researchers have created a free-standing sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick.
- Successful development of a perfect diamagnetic conducting polymer 19/11/2024 Conducting polymers exhibit a variety of properties in addition to their conductivity. Research has explored their use in light-emitting devices, electromagnetic wave shielding, and anticorrosion materials. One notable characteristic is paramagnetism.
- Two real-world tests of quantum memories bring a quantum internet closer to reality 14/11/2024 Experiments in cities show how to spread quantum entanglement through a network
- Innovative method accelerates and simplifies synthesis of 2D transition metal sulfides 12/11/2024