AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics
Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...
Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
Enzymes are proteins – large molecules that do the behind-the-scenes work that keep all living things alive. These proteins are made up of amino acids, a set of building blocks that can be stitched ...
Eco-friendly ink expands graphene's potential in 3D printing
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have unlocked the potential of graphene in areas as diverse as vehicles, consumer ...
Scientists Just Built a CO2-Eating Machine That Runs on Sunlight
Scientists have developed a sunlight-powered reactor that directly captures CO2 from the air and transforms it into ...
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Olivine Database Unlocks Potential for Carbon Sequestration and Mineral Recovery
Minerals underground may be part of the solution to global climate change. The most famous greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide ...
Unexpected Discovery Leads to a Catalyst That Improves Over Time
Scientists have developed a revolutionary catalyst that not only converts CO2 into valuable products but actually increases in activity over time. Made from tin microparticles on a nanotextured carbon ...
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Nanoscale tin catalyst discovery paves the way for sustainable CO2 conversion
Researchers have developed a sustainable catalyst that increases its activity during use while converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products. This discovery offers a blueprint for designing ...
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University of Tennessee researchers among world’s most highly cited scientists
Seven faculty members from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have been named to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers ...
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Scientists use waste CO2 and microwaves to produce high-energy plasma in seconds
A group of scientists has developed special CO2-derived carbon nanotubes that can generate sustained plasma almost instantly ...
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Advances in the studies of CO2-assisted oxidation dehydrogenation of light alkanes over metal-based heterogeneous catalysts
This review summarizes the catalytic performance of various metal-based catalysts in the CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkanes, with the goal of identifying catalyst systems that ...
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Researchers unlock new insights into tin-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction
Divergent Activity Shifts of Tin‐Based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: pH‐Dependent Behavior of Single‐Atom Versus Polyatomic Structures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition ...