All articles by Tim Wogan – Page 10
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ResearchLiquid metal catalyst shows promise in industrial reaction
Palladium dispersed in gallium outperforms solid catalysts at high temperature
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ResearchZeolite catalysts convert carbon dioxide to fuel
Two research groups have independently developed catalysts that turn CO2 and hydrogen into gasoline
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ResearchCheap catalyst turns carbon dioxide into fuel
Earth abundant materials can be nano-engineered to make best use of increasingly abundant solar power
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ResearchEngineered nanoparticles start up a conversation
Communicating particles a step towards co-operative behaviour
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ResearchMethane to methanol catalyst could end gas flaring
Process could cut carbon emissions at remote oil fields but devil is in the detail
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ResearchMOF-based device harvests water from air
System powered entirely by sunlight could provide off-grid personalised water supplies
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ResearchHydrothermal vents generate deep-sea currents
Minerals spewed by ocean vents set up redox reactions that allow electrical currents to flow
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ResearchAn end to incorrect NMR structures?
An adapted protein NMR technique could avoid the structures of complex molecules having to be revisited
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ResearchSpin measurements evade Heisenberg uncertainty principle
New technique allows atomic spin properties to be measured simultaneously with greater accuracy
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ResearchZeolite catalysts tailored to specific chemical reactions
Molecules that mimic shapes of transition states of important industrial reactions help to build better catalysts
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ResearchMaterial mimics natural enamel's structure
Scientists overcome obstacles to produce first copy of one of nature’s strongest and toughest materials
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ResearchAlgorithm on the nose when it comes to predicting molecules' smells
Crowdsourced model offers new insight into our sense of smell
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ResearchPolymers undergo molecular metamorphosis
Post-synthesis shape changes can be driven by temperature
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ResearchFilm printed by the metre can cool homes without any power
Material can reflect sun’s ray and emit heat for cheap air conditioning
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ResearchInkjet-printed graphene devices go non-toxic
New production process uses biocompatible solvents that could enable printed electronics for medical uses
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ResearchStable polynitrogen synthesis first blows everyone away
Creation of five-membered aromatic nitrogen ring opens door to new highly energetic rocket fuels and explosives
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ResearchElectron beam exposes crystal details down to hydrogen atoms
Technique overcomes limitations of conventional crystallography and offers new insight into drugs and catalysts
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ResearchEarth-abundant metal catalyst activation made simple
Cheap metals put to work catalysing a range of reactions including basic carbon–carbon bond formation
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ResearchLow phosphorus rice offers fertiliser pollution solution
Silencing gene that directs phosphorus into rice grains could mean cheaper food and healthier rivers
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ResearchRiddle of life’s origin may be answered by dividing protocells
Model suggests simple chemical systems could grow and reproduce and could have got life off to a flying start