A multi-institutional team has resolved a long-unanswered question about how two of the world's most common substances interact. "These metal oxide materials are everywhere, and water is everywhere," ...

Researchers to get a better look at how peroxides on the surface of copper oxide promote the oxidation of hydrogen but inhibit the oxidation of carbon monoxide, allowing them to steer oxidation ...

Scientists found that ammonia drifting from pig farms can settle on nearby soils and increase nitrous oxide emissions.

Researchers have shown that placing individual metal atoms on carefully chosen supports can dramatically sharpen the selectivity and yield of chemical reactions central to plastic recycling and ...

Controlling oxide dissolution is important to an enormous range of fields. These include nuclear power 1, the creation of new materials 2, the stability of glasses 3, human health 4,5, the design of ...

(Nanowerk News) A multi-institutional team has resolved a long-unanswered question about how two of the world’s most common substances interact. In a paper published recently in the journal Nature ...

A new catalyst built from isolated indium atoms allows scientists to convert CO2 into methanol more efficiently while revealing the hidden chemistry that drives the reaction.

UPTON, NY— Researchers at Binghamton University led research partnering with the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at ...

MADISON, Wis. — A multi-institutional team has resolved a long-unanswered question about how two of the world's most common substances interact. In a paper published recently in the journal Nature ...

These reactions play a huge role in the catalysis-driven creation of common chemical platforms such as methanol, which is produced on the order of 10 million tons per year as raw material for ...