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Capturing and Converting CO2 in a Single Step
Researchers computationally design a cheap, efficient catalyst that captures carbon dioxide and creates a chemical building block.
Researchers computationally design a cheap, efficient catalyst that captures carbon dioxide and creates a chemical building block.
First-of-its-kind measurements provide insights on reactions that could one day turn sunlight and water into fuels.
Direct measurement of an elusive but critical combustion molecule leads to more accurate models of ignition chemistry.
Surface plasmons move at nearly the speed of light and travel farther than expected, possibly leading to faster electronic circuits.
Spectroscopy combined with theory and computation determines the interaction between carbon dioxide and water.
Commercialized nanopost array platform reveals metabolic changes in individual cells due to environmental stress.
Using computational methods, scientists tailor and adapt proteins to mine uranium from seawater.
New nanoscale thermal imaging technique shows heat building up inside microprocessors, providing new information to help solve heat-related performance issues.
Pairs of precisely tuned X-ray pulses uncover ultrafast processes and previously unmapped structures.
Careful tuning of a surface at the nanoscale could lead to robust materials for solar panels, other uses.
New approach to design and assemble tiny composite materials could advance energy storage.
Atomic-scale defects in graphene are shown to selectively allow protons to pass through a barrier that is just one carbon atom thick.