Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found
A team of researchers at MIT has found one of the most effective catalysts ever discovered for splitting oxygen atoms from water molecules — a key reaction for advanced energy-storage systems,...
View ArticleMaking a Nobel-winning chemistry reaction even better
In 2005, MIT professor Richard Schrock won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing catalysts for a reaction that is widely used to produce pharmaceuticals, fuels and other synthetic chemicals. That...
View ArticleA new way to create rare sugars
Despite their low natural abundance, rare sugars have enormous potential in several important applications, including their use as components for antiviral drugs, low-calorie sweeteners with low...
View ArticleMaximizing oxygen reduction
Kelsey Stoerzinger, a materials science graduate student who is working with MIT Professor Yang Shao-Horn, is producing fundamental insights into the surface chemistry of transition metal oxides in...
View ArticleNew catalyst could lead to cleaner energy
MIT chemists have devised a way to trap carbon dioxide and transform it into useful organic compounds, using a simple metal complex.More work is needed to understand and optimize the reaction, but one...
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