In an advance they consider a breakthrough in computational chemistry research, chemical engineers have developed a model of how catalytic reactions work at the atomic scale. This understanding could ...

Researchers have shown that placing individual metal atoms on carefully chosen supports can dramatically sharpen the ...

Using nuclear magnetic resonance, researchers at ETH Zurich have studied the atomic environments of single platinum atoms in solid supports as well as their spatial orientation. In the future, this ...

A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst—but it's costly and carbon-intensive. Now, a serendipitous collaboration between ...

A research team led by Professor Bruce Gates at the UC Davis Department of Chemical Engineering has developed highly efficient and stable platinum catalysts for hydrogenation reactions. Their findings ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers have developed a model of catalytic reactions at the atomic scale. The model uses powerful simulation techniques and offers deeper insights into ...

A copper-nickel dual-atom material reported in Nature Communications converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide at high ...

Not only could the research make catalytic converters less attractive to thieves, but it could also help the environment. ORLANDO, Jan. 30, 2023 – The precious metals, such as platinum, palladium and ...

A 40-atom gold nanocluster breaks from gold's signature dense packing, forming square atomic planes with a central channel that accelerates electron relaxation about 80x. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Gold ...

Previously, it has been impossible to capture the high-resolution images of nitrogenase, the only enzyme capable of reducing nitrogen into ammonia, during catalytic action. Now, for the first time, ...