Affordable, green energy production has long been promoted as a means to accelerate the decarbonization of sectors such as ...

Tiny changes at the atomic scale can determine the future of clean energy. In a new study, Tohoku University researchers have revealed how the precise coordination environment surrounding a single ...

a) Atomic structure of the four molecules with different first-shell Co–N coordination considered in this study and (b) schematic illustration of the heterogeneous molecular catalysts (HMCs) prepared ...

Scientists found that tweaking nitrogen arrangement around single cobalt atoms dramatically improves oxygen reduction, offering a blueprint for better fuel cell catalysts. Single-atom ...

A new nanoscale coating could help lithium-ion batteries last far longer by preventing oxygen ...

A research team from multiple institutions including the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (CAS), Beijing Computational Science Research Center, and Hangzhou Dianzi University ...

Physicists hunting for new superconductors often look for a very specific shape hidden in ...

Adding iron to a copper-based propellant MOF simultaneously solves its water stability problem and boosts laser propulsion ...

Scientists studying Mars may have uncovered a brand-new mineral hidden in the planet’s ancient sulfate deposits. By combining laboratory experiments with orbital data, researchers identified an ...

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

A meteorite that fell in Germany in 1724 contains a form of silica that conducts heat in a stable manner and baffles physicists.