An international team of researchers has developed a homogeneous catalytic process that converts methanol, carbon dioxide and ...

An international team of researchers has developed a homogeneous catalytic process that converts methanol, carbon dioxide and ...

Research on single-atom catalysis by Zhang Tao and his team receives the first prize of the State Natural Science Award in ...

Catalysts are the hidden engines of modern manufacturing, directly involved in more than 80% of chemical processes. However, ...

Have chemists been optimising the wrong variable for years when it comes to dynamic catalysis? That’s the claim made in a new ...

Catalysts do several surprising things to assist with daily life -- from bread making to turning raw materials into fuels more efficiently. Now, researchers have developed a way to speed up the ...

Scientists have directly measured the minuscule electron sharing that makes precious-metal catalysts so effective. Their new technique, IET, reveals how molecules bind and react on metal surfaces with ...

Catalysis—the reduction of activation energy in a chemical reaction by a catalyst—plays a key role in the chemical industry, as well as in the development of sustainable technologies essential for ...

The chemical industry is one of the largest on Earth, essential for supplying us with pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, materials and more. Great care is taken to optimize reagents and conditions for ...

Modern life is inconceivable without plastics. Used in countless applications, plastics underpin many aspects of our lives and even the green technologies being deployed to tackle climate change. But ...

Using reprogrammed biocatalysts, researchers are pushing the boundaries of enzymatic synthesis with a method that opens the door to a diverse array of valuable compounds. Reporting in the journal ...