Catalysts are the invisible engines of hydrogen energy, governing both hydrogen production and electricity generation.

Electric fields arise spontaneously at the surface of solid catalysts immersed in liquids, and this common yet largely overlooked phenomenon directly affects the rates of a large class of reactions.

Figure 1: A 4-cm-long carbon nanotube. Figure 3: The Raman image and spectrum of a long SWNT. Figure 5: Raman image and spectrum of the growth termination region of a long SWNT indicates nucleation of ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 5, 2009 – University of Utah chemists demonstrated the first conclusive link between the size of catalyst particles on a solid surface, their electronic properties and their ...

Fuel cells, which are attracting attention as an eco-friendly energy source, obtain electricity and heat simultaneously through the reverse reaction of water electrolysis. Therefore, the catalyst that ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a way to improve the durability of gold catalysts by creating a protective layer of metal oxide clusters. In a paper published in the journal Nature ...