News articles tagged with 'catalyst' (Page 15)
Solar cell directly splits water for hydrogen
— 18 Feb 2008 16:26 | EnvironmentPlants trees and algae do it. Even some bacteria and moss do it, but scientists have had a difficult time developing methods to turn sunlight into useful fuel. Now, Penn State researchers…
'Hot' oxygen atoms on titanium dioxide motivated by more than just temperature
— 9 Feb 2008 14:26 | ChemistryLike two ballroom dancers waltzing together, the two atoms of an oxygen molecule severed by a metal catalyst usually behave identically. But new research reveals that on a particular…
Berkeley scientists bring MRI/NMR to microreactors
— 29 Jan 2008 14:10 | ChemistryIn a significant step towards improving the design of future catalysts and catalytic reactors, especially for microfluidic 'lab-on-a-chip' devices, researchers with the U.S. Department…
New method enables design, production of extremely novel drugs
— 25 Jan 2008 08:31 | ChemistryA new chemical synthesis method based on a catalyst worth many times the price of gold and providing a far more efficient and economical method than traditional ones for designing and…
Platinum-rich shell, platinum-poor core
— 23 Oct 2007 21:07 | ChemistryHydrogen fuel cells will power the automobiles of the future; however, they have so far suffered from being insufficiently competitive. At the University of Houston, Texas, USA, a team…
Gerhard Ertl wins the Nobel in chemistry
— 10 Oct 2007 10:14 | ChemistryThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in chemistry for 2007 to Gerhard Ertl 'for his studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces.' Gerhard Ertl…
Palladium and platinum an easier find with Pitt detection method
— 22 Sep 2007 13:39 | ChemistryFinding uses for palladium and platinum - rare precious metals coveted by the automobile, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries as catalysts in chemical reactions - proves easier…