(Nanowerk News) Waste heat is a highly promising source of renewable energy; however, the efficiency of using heat to generate energy has historically been much lower than hydroelectric, wind or solar ...

Persistence pays off. for 50 years, James L. Dye, an emeritus professor at Michigan State University, has been exploring the chemistry of alkali metals. In his career, he can claim a lot of firsts ...

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Flexible electronics, microfluidics and other cutting-edge engineering applications utilize two-dimensional (2D) metal oxides. These oxide layers are thin yet powerful sheets that combine the useful ...

A new study describes a catalyst that reduces nitrogen oxide emissions while resisting poisoning by sulfur and alkali metals (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03972). It is already ...