Researchers at the UW–Madison Wisconsin Institute for Discovery are conducting experiments to test the idea that lifelike chemical reactions might develop readily under the right condition
Process generates electricity instead of consuming energy
“…new iron catalyzed reaction could prove to be a thousand times cheaper than an equivalent process…”
Experiments at Berkeley Lab confirm that structural defects at the periphery are key in catalyst function
The 'radical carbenoid' allows stereoconvergent cyclopropanation reaction
New platinum-based catalysts with tensile surface strain could improve fuel cell efficiency
Research team combines X-ray source at Berkeley Lab with other tools
Application of Inline Unattended Reaction Sampling for Improved Process Understanding
Berkeley Lab scientists directly probe a narrow band where solid and liquid meet, known as the ‘electrochemical double layer’
Powered by a chemical reaction controlled by microfluidics, 3D-printed ‘octobot’ has no electronics
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