Researchers have developed an ultrafine ruthenium nanocluster catalyst that selectively converts lignin-derived compounds into 1,4-cyclohexanediol using only pure water. The process achieves a 96.7% yield, exceeding current industrial benchmarks and commercial noble metal catalysts.
Researchers develop a novel FeN4–Ru6–NiN4@PCA catalyst with atomic-level precision and multiscale electronic modulation for exceptional bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis. The catalyst achieves high ORR half-wave potential and OER, with low bifunctional voltage gap, stability, and methanol tolerance.
Researchers developed a thermal catalyst with high CO oxidation activity under low-temperature conditions. By introducing dithiolate bridging ligands, the team reinforced the nanocluster's outer framework while allowing weaker ligands to be removed more easily.
Researchers from Tohoku University and IIT Indore developed a sulfide-templated Cu nanocluster that selectively produces methanol from CO₂ under mild conditions. This breakthrough enables precise modulation of the copper valence state in nanoclusters, unlocking cleaner and more efficient pathways for converting CO₂ into valuable fuels.
Researchers used machine learning to simulate gold nanoclusters' behavior under realistic conditions, revealing structural changes and polymer-like chain formation. The study demonstrates the accuracy of the machine learning potential in understanding nanomaterials' properties.
A novel machine learning framework predicts protein binding on gold nanoclusters, revealing chemical principles governing biomolecule–gold interactions. The model enables scalable design of effective nanomaterials for biomedical applications.
Researchers at Tohoku University and Indian Institute of Technology Indore developed a Cu14 nanocluster with a single exposed Cu site, exhibiting high ammonia selectivity and production rate. The findings support the creation of efficient metal nanocluster catalysts for green energy production.
A novel copper nanocluster has been developed, demonstrating high stability and exceptional selectivity in electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reactions. The incorporation of a single Cu(0) atom into the cluster significantly alters its electronic landscape, leading to improved product selectivity.
Researchers have successfully produced eco-friendly solar hydrogen for the first time using a quantum semiconductor nanocluster, consisting of 26 atoms. The breakthrough could expand into various possibilities in energy, environment, and quantum science.
Researchers at Seoul National University have developed a novel core-shell nanocluster catalyst that significantly improves the efficiency of hydrogen production while reducing costs. The new catalyst features a ruthenium-based nanocluster with exceptional stability and performance, making it suitable for commercial applications.
The study successfully developed a controlled nucleation doping method to induce stable and precise doping in ZnSe semiconductor nanocrystals. This technology eliminates the use of heavy metals, addressing environmental concerns while enabling practical applications for advanced electronic devices.
Researchers at Tohoku University developed a synthesis method to control the surface structure of small metal particles, improving their catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution. The new approach, combining gold and platinum, achieves higher catalytic activity than conventional catalysts.
Researchers created the first icosahedral superatomic silver nanocluster Ag13 and its gold analog Au13, exhibiting bright red luminescence. The study reveals the optical properties of these clusters and their potential applications in biological imaging.
Researchers found that controlling oxygen intake by adjusting stirring rates produces stable fluorescent silver nanoclusters. The study enhances understanding of nanostructure properties, paving the way for tailored nanomaterials with broader applications.
Researchers at Flinders University have discovered a novel way to degrade and remove toxic organic chemicals, including azo dyes, from wastewater. A new photocatalytic process powered by ultraviolet light effectively degrades methyl orange into water and carbon dioxide molecules with high degradation efficiency.
Researchers successfully synthesized a gold silver and gold copper metal nanocluster with exceptional physical and chemical properties. The team's work provides experimental evidence for understanding and designing nanoclusters at the atomic level, showcasing their potential as ideal model catalysts.
A study measures indoor nanoparticles emitted by gas stoves and finds they can be more toxic than vehicle emissions. These tiny particles are inhaled and delivered to the head airways, posing a risk to human health.
A new study by Purdue University finds that cooking on a gas stove can emit more nanocluster aerosol into the air than vehicles running on gas or diesel. This tiny particle pollution could increase the risk of developing asthma and other respiratory illnesses, especially for children.
The team successfully demonstrated the growth of cobalt nanoclusters by exploiting the trapping potential of two-dimensional crown ether molecules on a copper surface. The resulting cobalt NCs were of two sizes, 1.5 nm and 3.6 nm.
A new synthesis strategy for water-soluble alloy nanoclusters has been developed, enabling the creation of novel nanomaterials with specific properties. The technique uses glutathione to stabilize the nanoclusters, which can be further modified by adding different metals.
Researchers reviewed a method to reform metal nanocluster structures using phosphine ligands, enabling precise structure modification and property modulation. The study highlights the potential of phosphine ligand engineering in modulating metal nanoclusters' optical and catalytic activities.
Scientists successfully crystallized –COOH-functionalized gold nanoclusters using a novel biomimetic approach, revealing their crystallographic structure and paving the way for investigating their properties. The breakthrough method has broad implications for fields like chemosensing, biosensing, and materials science.
Researchers have developed a metal nanocluster-based separator for lithium-sulfur batteries, accelerating electrochemical kinetics and improving capacity and cycling stability. The technology has the potential to increase the adoption of sustainable energy storage systems, including electric vehicles and renewable energy.
The study reveals that different thiol ligands create unique higher-order superlattice structures in gold-silver nanoclusters. The researchers found that the thiol ligand affects not only the outer structure but also the core packing of the nanocluster, leading to changes in optical properties.
Rice University chemists have discovered that gold nanoparticles are synthesized from gold buckyballs, a finding that could revolutionize nanoparticle synthesis. This discovery was made by Matthew Jones and Liang Qiao, who found that the commonly used golden 'seed' particles were actually cousins of the original buckyballs.
Researchers at Tsinghua University Press have synthesized a new silver-molybdate nanocluster with the help of thiolate and phosphine ligands to increase stability and uniformity. The use of protective ligands opens the door to isolating novel structures with diverse properties.
The study designs and synthesizes spherical high-nuclear lanthanide clusters with high stability, excellent solubility in organic solvents or aqueous solutions. These properties make them suitable as a new type of Gd-based MRI contrast agent, outperforming existing agents like Gd-DTPA.
Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have developed a novel platinum nanocluster catalyst that exhibits 2.1 times higher oxygen reduction reaction activity than commercial catalysts. The study reveals that the high activity is due to the electronic structure of surface Pt atoms, which is suitable for ORR progress.
Researchers from Japan have synthesized two di-superatomic molecules composed of Ag and evaluated the factors involved in their formation. The study found that a twist between the two icosahedral structures stabilizes the nanocluster by shortening the distance between them. Additionally, the presence of Pd and Pt central atoms was foun...
Researchers have developed a novel method using carbon-coated magnetite nanoclusters to enhance cancer synergistic therapy. The nanoclusters absorb NIR-II irradiation, producing cytotoxic heat that kills cancer cells. This improves CDT efficiency and produces synergistic therapeutic effects.
Scientists have successfully assembled linear metal nanoclusters using a novel strategy. The Ag-Cu alloy clusters exhibit spin transfer and distance-dependent spin coupling due to the interaction with sulfur ions. These findings open up new avenues for understanding nanocluster magnetism and developing functional materials.
Scientists have developed a novel single-atom-kernelled nanocluster catalyst that enhances the efficiency of carbon dioxide conversion. The catalyst, obtained through an 'anti-galvanic reaction' method, shows improved catalytic activity and selectivity compared to traditional methods.
Researchers at IBS and Xiamen University reported the synthesis of Cd14Se13 cluster, the smallest nanocluster synthesized as of today. The cluster has a core-cage arrangement with an adamantane-like CdSe structure, enabling the growth of nanocrystals with unusual structures.
Researchers at Politecnico di Milano developed a new nanomaterial with a superfluorinated gold cluster, exhibiting unique optical and catalytic properties. The findings have potential applications in precision medicine and the green transition, including diagnostic and therapeutic applications and efficient production of green hydrogen.
A Cornell-led project has created synthetic nanoclusters that can mimic the hierarchical self-assembly of natural systems, from DNA to butterfly wings. The resulting thin films have perfect periodic patterning and chiral optical properties, opening up new avenues for developing technologies inspired by nature.
Researchers developed Gd-doped iron oxide nanoclusters to improve MRI contrast for early-stage cancer diagnosis. The doping content increased the nanocluster's surface area, leading to stronger T2 contrast.
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have developed a novel catalyst that combines homogeneous and heterogeneous features, defying traditional categorization. The discovery holds promise for increasing the active surface area available for catalysis, leading to more efficient and sustainable production of molecules.
Gold nanoclusters have emerged as a promising material for cancer nanomedicine due to their excellent biocompatibility and efficient renal clearance. The researchers designed multifunctional AuNCs with a therapeutic component and targeting action, demonstrating the potential for targeted gastric cancer therapy.
Scientists at PNNL develop a novel material capable of capturing light energy, displaying high efficiency and programmability, with potential applications in photovoltaics, bioimaging, and beyond. The researchers' bio-inspired approach leverages natural hierarchical structures for exceptional properties.
Scientists at KAUST have successfully synthesized copper nanoclusters with a cuboid shape, exhibiting promising properties for photoluminescence and catalysis. The unique structure is driven by intercluster noncovalent bonding interactions, including hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces.
A research team at Cornell University created nanoclusters that can self-assemble and mimic the complex structures of DNA, RNA, and proteins. The clusters have three levels of organization with an interlocking, chiral design, making them potential candidates for metabolic and enzymatic processes.
Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have discovered that the choice of a support material for gold nanocluster catalysts can drastically affect their structure. On certain supports, clusters disintegrate completely, while on others, the protective organic layer peels away, leaving behind intact metallic nanoclusters.
Researchers at Anhui University and Nanjing University successfully constructed 1D linear chains, 2D grid networks, and 3D superstructures from Ag29(SSR)12 nano-building blocks. The hierarchical self-assembly enables remarkable optical absorptions and gas storage properties in the assembled frameworks.
Scientists have discovered a novel gold nanocluster that can inhibit Aβ monomer formation, dissolve preformed fibrils and restore conformation of peptides. The nanocluster also has good biocompatibility and infiltration ability across the blood-brain barrier.
Chemists at the University of Jyväskylä Finland and University of California succeeded in determining the atomic precise structure of a chain of gold nanoclusters. The study reveals the disulfide-bridging bond between the bound nanoclusters, advancing our understanding of the optical and electronic response of these systems.
Researchers at OIST Graduate University have developed a simplified approach for studying charge transfer in catalysis, using a tiny ruthenium catalyst and real-time detection. This method provides a complete picture of the reaction mechanics and has potential applications in industrial processes such as solar energy devices.
A research group converts absorbed photons into twice as many excitons with an organic monolayer on a gold nanocluster surface, achieving high-efficiency energy conversion. The researchers also found that the newly formed excitons have a significantly longer lifetime compared to conventional surfaces.
Scientists have successfully created a nanocluster of exactly 16 silver atoms stabilized by a wrapping of DNA strands. The crystal structure revealed that each nanocluster is tightly wrapped and almost completely shielded by two DNA strands, with novel silver-silver interactions observed within the cluster.
Dr. Baozhong Wang is developing a multivalent layered nanocluster vaccine that can act against multiple influenza virus strains, using conserved antigenic proteins from both A and B viruses. The goal is to induce broadly reactive immune responses providing cross-protection against both influenza A and B viruses.
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have controlled the lifetime of gold nanoclusters' quantum states, extending it by three magnitudes. This breakthrough could improve solar cell and photocatalysis technologies, allowing for more efficient energy harvesting.
Scientists have successfully synthesized a 32-gold atom nanocluster with a core of 12 atoms surrounded by a shell of 20 atoms, demonstrating unusual stability. The cluster's geometry and electronic structure rely heavily on interactions with ligands, particularly amido and phosphine groups.
Researchers at VCU have developed a technique to observe subtle changes in clusters of matter, shedding light on their catalytic properties and potential applications in drug discovery. This breakthrough enables the study of molecules on nanoclusters in real-time, revealing fast-paced configuration and position changes.
Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Cornell University discovered that magic-size nanoclusters can change their internal structure in a single step, like molecules do during isomerization. This finding bridges the gap between small-scale molecular isomerization and large-scale phase transitions.
Researchers have developed a new theory to better predict the behavior of nanoclusters when a metal is introduced, reducing experimental time and costs. The theory enables the precise control of nanocluster size, shape, and composition, opening doors for tailored properties in nanotechnology.
Researchers at RUDN University found the mercury test ambiguous and required additional control experiments to verify results. This discovery may lead to reevaluating existing experimental data and improving catalysis mechanisms in chemical reactions.
Simulations show that a temperature gradient can displace nanoparticles on graphene membranes, with the force acting like a ballistic wave. Researchers discovered a new phenomenon called thermophoresis ballistic, where vertical thermal oscillations push objects horizontally.
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed superionic solid nanoclusters that could replace liquid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries. The nanoclusters' unique structure enables ions to move through them like a liquid, improving thermal and mechanical stability.
Carnegie Mellon scientists develop synthetic gold nanoparticles with hierarchical structures similar to proteins, revealing mechanisms of self-assembly and potential applications in drug delivery and electronics. The study achieves the complexity of protein molecules through atomic-level understanding.
Researchers at KAUST have developed a simpler way to assemble silver nanoclusters, opening up new opportunities for catalysis and opto-electronics. The clusters can be modified with atom-by-atom control, allowing their properties to be tailored for specific applications.
A new study confirms the existence of polymorphs in nanomaterials, revealing two unique structures for gold nanocluster Au144(SR)60. This discovery opens up new avenues for designing nanoparticles with desired properties, paving the way for more efficient materials and applications.