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Researchers have developed a new catalyst that could make hydrogen production cheaper and more practical for renewable energy systems. Hydrogen has long been viewed as one of the most promising clean fuels because it can store renewable energy and produce no carbon emissions when used. Yet producing hydrogen efficiently and affordably has remained a major [...]

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A team of chemists has uncovered an unexpected way to use phosphorus to perform chemical reactions typically reliant on rare and costly metals. UCLA chemists have uncovered an unexpected way to replace some of the most expensive ingredients in modern chemistry with something far more common. Their work shows that phosphorus, an element found widely [...]

A redesigned catalyst appears to sidestep a major bottleneck in CO2-to-methanol conversion by separating where key reaction steps occur. Efficient methanol production could play an important role in carbon recycling, turning captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful chemical feedstock and fuel ingredient. In principle, the chemistry works best at low temperatures, where converting CO2 [...]

A new computational approach reveals how subtle structural changes in polyheptazine imides can dramatically influence their ability to convert sunlight into chemical energy. Photocatalysis offers a promising way to convert abundant sunlight into useful chemical energy. Among the materials attracting attention for this purpose are polyheptazine imides, which possess distinctive structural and…

Researchers have uncovered an unusual new form of aluminium that challenges long-held assumptions about how this common metal behaves. Researchers at King’s College London have identified an unusual new form of aluminum, one of the most abundant metals in Earth’s crust. The discovery points to a much less expensive and more sustainable substitute for rare [...]

A blue-light-powered iron catalyst just replaced rare metals — and unlocked a milestone in precision drug synthesis. Photocatalysts are materials that trigger chemical reactions when exposed to light. In modern organic chemistry, metal-based photocatalysts are especially valuable because they are stable and can be fine-tuned by adjusting the ligands attached to the central metal atom. [...]

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A new liquid-metal process powered by light could reshape how hydrogen is produced. Scientists have found a new way to make clean hydrogen from water using liquid metal and light, and it works with both freshwater and seawater. Instead of relying on electricity to split water, the process uses sunlight to trigger chemistry at the [...]