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The best of both catalytic worlds

Researchers at Berkeley Lab develop a new technique to create sustainable heterogenized homogeneous nanocatalysts with high reactivity and selectivity. This breakthrough combines the best properties of both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts, enabling control over product distribution in industrial chemistry processes.

Breakthrough in nanotechnology

UCF researchers have made a breakthrough in nanotechnology by developing nanoclusters that can diffuse high-energy laser beams. These tiny clusters of gold particles have the potential to protect pilots and sensitive equipment from destructive lasers, providing a new level of safety for these applications.

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New nanocluster to boost thin films for semiconductors

Researchers at University of Oregon have synthesized a new metal-hydroxide compound with high yields, potentially leading to greener semiconductor processes. The discovery uses a novel additive to optimize crystallization, allowing for rapid production of nanoclusters suitable for large-area applications.

Controlling the size of nanoclusters

Scientists have developed a new instrument to create model nanocatalysts of molybdenum sulfide with atomic precision. The most reactive nanocluster had six atoms of molybdenum and eight atoms of sulfur, showing promise for improving hydrodesulfurization processes.

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Physicists discover gold can be magnetic on the nanoscale

Researchers found that gold nanoclusters can change shape under an applied electric field, transforming from a three-dimensional structure to a planar flat structure. Oxygenation of gold nanowires also enables magnetic properties, with conductive behavior up to a certain length and insulating behavior beyond.

Using life's building blocks to control nanoparticle assembly

By using synthetic DNA to recognize and bind to complementary DNA on nanoparticles, researchers can control the self-assembly of gold nanoparticles into clusters. This technique provides precise control over nanoparticle assembly, enabling the creation of well-organized nanoclusters.

Nanocatalyst behavior observed

Chemists observed significant improvement in catalyst performance when changing support material, leading to up to ten-fold increase in efficiency. The researchers created nearly uniform nanoclusters of iridium atoms and found that the catalytic clusters and support were chemically bonded.

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