Improving Catalysis Science with Synchrotrons
The Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium (SCC) celebrates 10 years of helping scientists.
The Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium (SCC) celebrates 10 years of helping scientists.
Towards higher energy density batteries: singly charged lithium ions replaced by doubly charged magnesium ions.
Previously unobserved scattering shows unexpected sensitivity to bound electrons, providing new insights into x-ray interactions with matter and opening the door to new probes of matter.
Predictable assembly of protein building blocks result in a new class of porous materials, with potential uses ranging from efficient fuel storage to practical carbon capture and conversion.
New X-ray technique reveals the presence of one-in-a-million large crystalline regions from metals fatiguing—stabilization schemes could lead to impervious metals.
Scientists reveal that coupling between electrons and atomic vibrations play a key role in this vexing phenomenon.
Thin coating of nanocrystals embedded in glass can electrically control light and heat from sunlight as it passes through a window.
Study reveals structural changes leading to catalytic activity.
Designing protein assemblies whose interactions can be manipulated to respond to a single environmental cue.
Bacterial biomass found to have an impact.
Atomic-Scale, femtosecond time-scale measurements unravel the atomistic pathways and speed limits for copper migration through a nanocrystal.
Predicted by theory, and confirmed by experiments, novel materials are being discovered to improve photovoltaic efficiency.