Catalysts
Smart models decode liquid mysteries
3 Sep 2024A*STAR researchers develop machine learning models that quickly and accurately simulate chemical reactions involving complex liquid interactions.
Atomic blueprints for bioinspired enzymes
7 Jun 2024Researchers reach a new understanding of how synthetic enzymes can be optimised as alternatives to naturally derived metalloenzymes.
Shrinking catalysts to quicken tricky reactions
7 Apr 2023Researchers tune the distance between atoms in single-atom catalysts, allowing them to speed up complex chemical reactions.
Ultrafast heating sparks high-performing catalysts
2 Sep 2022Researchers developed a new technique for manufacturing powerful and versatile synthetic catalysts.
Ruthenium catalyst goes with the flow
2 Dec 2014A green route to key molecular building blocks delivers a continuous stream of products
Carbon dioxide tamed
14 Jan 2014Using a copper catalyst to unite carbon dioxide with organic molecules under mild conditions could make this ubiquitous gas industrially useful
Putting cyanide to work
9 Oct 2012Industrial-scale chemistry could benefit from a robust new catalyst that selectively generates amino acid precursors from cyanide at room temperature
Blueprint for a break-up
3 Jul 2012Computer simulations reveal how rhodium catalysts with ‘stepped’ surface structures break ethanol molecules into hydrogen atoms and why they are so efficient
Joined at the hip
8 May 2012Hybrid ‘Janus’ nanoparticles made from gold and titania have high catalytic activity and extraordinary durability
Composite catalysts
16 Aug 2011Noble metals and semiconductor nanocrystals combine to make nanocomposites with superior catalytic activity
Getting nickel back
5 Jul 2011The recycling spent nickel catalysts could be both profitable and environmentally friendly
Radical predictions
18 Jan 2011Computer-aided molecular design can help scientists find more efficient catalysts for polymerization reactions