Hydrogen fuel cells are used to convert hydrogen into electricity. To facilitate the reaction that produces the electricity, they use an expensive platinum catalyst. Scientists at Imperial College ...

Palladium is widely used in various industries and everyday products, including smartphones, semiconductor manufacturing ...

Hydrogen peroxide is widely used in everyday life, from disinfectants and medical sterilization to environmental cleanup and ...

Researchers have created an unusual new alloy made up of not two, but five different metals, and put it to work as a catalyst. The new material is two-dimensional, and was able to convert carbon ...

MP Materials just posted its Q4 earnings report and the company crushed the expectations for both revenue and earnings per share. However, just a couple of days later, a major catalyst happened when ...

With many industries currently relying on alumina pellets to drive catalytic reactions, specialty chemical companies often grapple with stalled reactions because of clogged materials, large upfront ...

The process of catalysis—in which a material speeds up a chemical reaction—is crucial to the production of many of the chemicals used in our everyday lives. But even though these catalytic processes ...

Neutron scattering unveiled new insights into the performance of a novel metal catalyst used to convert nitrogen into ammonia. Scientists use neutron scattering to learn about materials based on how ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that gold nanoparticles supported on a zirconium oxide surface help turn waste materials like biomass and polyester into ...

Researchers have developed a new type of catalyst material, called a metal hydroxide-organic framework (MHOF), which is made of inexpensive and abundant components. The catalyst speeds up the ...