(Nanowerk News) The production of more than 90 percent of all chemical products we use in our everyday lives relies on catalysts. Catalysts speed up chemical reactions, can reduce the energy required ...

A study explores a high-entropy alloy of Au, Ag, Cu, Pd, and Pt, evaluating its potential use in mid-infrared metasurfaces for optical applications. High-entropy alloys, as the name implies, are ...

Ball-and-stick model of a manganese carbene–pyridine complex. The central manganese atom is bonded directly to carbene carbon atoms from imidazole rings and to nitrogen atoms from pyridine groups. The ...

Noble metals, such as gold and platinum, show great potential in renewable energy. Very tiny pieces of noble metals, known as nanoparticles, can increase the rate of a chemical reaction within ...

This diagram shows the different preparation methods of 2D noble metal-based intermetallic electrocatalysts and the different reactions that this electrocatalyst can be used for. As demand grows for ...

This way, metals can be selectively separated from plastic, ceramics and other materials, yielding pure noble metals. In addition, the solvents used can be easily recycled. Researchers at the ...

Researchers found a strategy to create catalysts that make the production of hydrogen for clean fuel more efficient and affordable. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a remarkable process that ...

Noble-metal catalysts are used in many processes in the chemical industry. A reduction of the amount of noble metal required for their production is an important contribution to a sustainable resource ...