A multi-disciplinary team of researchers linked atomic-scale features to efficient heat-to-electricity conversion, offering ...

Hydrogen production through water electrolysis is a cornerstone of the clean energy transition, but it relies on efficient and stable catalysts that work under acidic conditions—currently dominated by ...

The many spark plug types are typically named after precious metals used in their center electrode, ground electrode, or both. Copper plugs are the most affordable and the most basic while iridium ...

For decades, scientists have been trying to use the sun’s energy to turn water and carbon dioxide into fuel. While nature makes photosynthesis seem effortless, it requires choreographing multiple ...

There's gold in them thar hills—or, at least, in the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands—along with other precious metals. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who found ...

Applied Materials (Applied) has announced the use of a new material, ruthenium (Ru), in equipment designed to enhance efficiency in advanced semiconductor processes. This initiative supports wafer ...

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Chemists at Hokkaido University have experimentally confirmed the existence of a single-electron carbon-carbon bond for the first time (Nature 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07965-1). Linus Pauling ...

The oxygen evolution reaction is crucial to sustainable electro- and photo-electrochemical approaches to chemical energy production (for example, H 2). Although mechanistic descriptions of the oxygen ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Electron microscopy has existed for nearly a century, but a record ...

In a study published in Nature Materials, a research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) achieved a significant breakthrough by generating and directly observing electron-hole ...