All articles by Fernando Gomollón-Bel – Page 3
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NewsExplosion at outreach event under investigation after 18 people injured in Spain
Demonstration with liquid nitrogen and boiling water went horribly wrong at the University of Girona’s European Research Night
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ResearchFirst synthesis of aza-triangulene in solution
Chemists synthesised and isolated unstable species and its cation in crystalline form
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Research‘Periodic table’ of hydrocarbons maps ‘magic’ molecules with exceptional stability
Computational chemists calculate the stability of hydrocarbons and design a map with potential predictive power
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ResearchArtificial leaf floating on the river Cam synthesised hydrogen and syngas
‘All-in-one’ photoelectrochemical devices generate sustainable fuels on water, reducing both cost and land use
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ResearchFirst organic magnesium electride is stable at room temperature
Molecule has potential in redox reactions, as it’s highly soluble in organic solvents and easily stored in a glovebox
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ResearchNature inspires greener generation of metal hydrides to make formic acid from CO2
The iron–sulfur cluster catalyses the electrocatalytic formation of manganese hydrides
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ResearchManganese coordination polymer separates xylene isomers
A highly flexible and stable material offers new opportunities for industrial xylene purification
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CareersThe nickel crystal that catalysed collaboration
An apparent scooping turned into something much more valuable
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ResearchChiral molecules beat magnets when it comes to boosting water splitting
Decorating the catalyst with helicenes doubles the activity of the oxygen evolution reaction
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ResearchCarbon dioxide electrolysers ready for fluctuating power from wind and solar
First CO2-to-fuel device that can deal with the intermittent currents coming from renewable energy sources
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ResearchFlaws fixed in venerable 84-year-old method of measuring porosity
Simple software corrects calculations of surface area that were out by up to a factor of five
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ResearchCooling effect discovered in breathing MOFs
Materials with breathing-caloric effect could replace fluorinated hydrocarbon refrigerants
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ResearchMicroscopy unveils piece-by-piece formation of 2D covalent polymers
New results provide ‘fundamental insights’ on the growth of covalent organic framework monolayers
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ResearchAdvanced microscopy tests 60-year-old mechanism of ethylene polymerisation
Researchers have produced ‘remarkable images’ of the polyethylene production process
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ResearchDouble-layer hollow spheres catalyse syngas conversion into clean fuels
New catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch process exhibits exceptional performance and selectivity
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ResearchPhosphorene nanoribbons find their first use in a solar cell just 3 years after discovery
Experiments match theoretical predictions and show great promise for further uses in electronics
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ResearchCase closed on how surfactant micelles create mesopores within zeolites
Raman spectroscopy unveils key step in the formation of heterogeneous catalysts
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ResearchPainstakingly curated perovskite database of over 40,000 devices set to speed up solar research
Gargantuan task of manually curating huge open-access platform could pay dividends by accelerating the discovery of new photoactive materials
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ResearchMashed magnesium used to prepare Grignards without worrying about air
Mechanochemical method avoids inert gas and dry solvents in classic organometallic reaction
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ResearchClippanes join rotaxanes and catenanes in mechanically interlocked molecule family
Keck-clip molecules consist of two entangled gold–carbene metallotweezers