Catalysts

Adjustments to a key chemical reaction could improve the selective production of mirror-image molecules with differing properties for better chemical design.

A*STAR researchers develop machine learning models that quickly and accurately simulate chemical reactions involving complex liquid interactions.

Researchers reach a new understanding of how synthetic enzymes can be optimised as alternatives to naturally derived metalloenzymes.

Researchers tune the distance between atoms in single-atom catalysts, allowing them to speed up complex chemical reactions.

Researchers developed a new technique for manufacturing powerful and versatile synthetic catalysts.

A green route to key molecular building blocks delivers a continuous stream of products

Using a copper catalyst to unite carbon dioxide with organic molecules under mild conditions could make this ubiquitous gas industrially useful

Industrial-scale chemistry could benefit from a robust new catalyst that selectively generates amino acid precursors from cyanide at room temperature

Computer simulations reveal how rhodium catalysts with ‘stepped’ surface structures break ethanol molecules into hydrogen atoms and why they are so efficient

Hybrid ‘Janus’ nanoparticles made from gold and titania have high catalytic activity and extraordinary durability

Noble metals and semiconductor nanocrystals combine to make nanocomposites with superior catalytic activity

The recycling spent nickel catalysts could be both profitable and environmentally friendly