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Palladium Catalysts Can Do Its

Direct coupling of aryl halides and alkyllithium compounds by palladium catalysis

14-Oct-2020 - Palladium catalysts help synthesize key chemicals for many industries. However, direct reaction of two basic reagents, aryl halides and alkyllithium compounds, remains a challenge. Now, a team of scientists have found that a catalyst containing YPhos-type ligands can mediate this reaction even at ...

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BASF to increase production capacity for synthetic ester base stocks in Jinshan, China

Capacity to be almost doubled

13-Oct-2020 - BASF will almost double the production capacity for its synthetic ester base stocks at its site in Jinshan, China. The investment comes in response to the rising demand for high-performance lubricants in Asia Pacific and further strengthens BASF’s position as a reliable supplier that strongly ...

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Intelligent nanomaterials for photonics

Physicists and chemists engineer optical fibres with 2D materials

13-Oct-2020 - 2D materials – nanosheets with atomic thickness – have enormous potential for a wide variety of applications. For instance, combined with optical fibres, 2D materials can enable novel applications in the areas of sensors, non-linear optics, and quantum technologies. However, combining these two ...

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New electrode materials for the oxidation of water

It’s all about good cooperation

12-Oct-2020 - By splitting water electrochemically, green hydrogen can be produced, which can be used as fuel, energy storage and for chemical reactions. This way, we can decrease our dependence on fossil resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the electrolysis of water consumes a lot of ...

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Engineered electrode material moves battery research closer to 'holy grail'

An electric vehicle with such a battery could travel 600 miles on a single charge

12-Oct-2020 - Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity, but their long charging time is a significant detraction for potential customers. While a typical SUV with a combustion engine could travel 300 miles with a five-minute refuel, a state-of-the-art electric vehicle takes about one hour to store enough ...

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Dynamic, yet inertial – and definitely futuristic

Researchers conduct experiments to demonstrate inertial motion in magnetic materials: Groundwork for ultra-fast data storage

09-Oct-2020 - In the journal Nature Physics, an international team of scientists from Germany, Italy, Sweden, and France report on their experimental observation of an inertial effect of electron spins in magnetic materials, which had previously been predicted, but difficult to demonstrate. The results are the ...

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Molecular swarm rearranges surface structures atom by atom

Nano-scientists develop a molecular tool to change the structure of a metal surface

09-Oct-2020 - The surface of metals plays a key role in many technologically relevant areas, such as catalysis, sensor technology and battery research. For example, the large-scale production of many chemical compounds takes place on metal surfaces, whose atomic structure determines if and how molecules react ...

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New findings pave the way to environmentally friendly supercapacitors

Sustainable, cost-effective, incombustible and easy to recycle

09-Oct-2020 - Similar to batteries, supercapacitors are suitable for the repeated storage of electrical energy. TU Graz researchers have presented a particularly safe and sustainable variant of such a supercapacitor in Nature Communications. Limited safety, sustainability and recyclability are key drawbacks ...

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New study reveals first fundamental insights into ion transport mechanisms

Results may contribute to the future development of more efficient battery types

08-Oct-2020 - Ionic conductors transport electric current. One simple application of this process is the common battery which uses a salt bridge to connect two electrolyte solutions. Conductors are also used in other forms of electrochemical energy storage for example when ions pass from one electrode to ...

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How ETH Zurich spin-offs strengthen the Swiss economy

ETH spin-​offs are much more likely to make an exit than other Swiss start-​ups

08-Oct-2020 - As well as generating more jobs on average than other Swiss start-​ups, ETH spin-​offsare also acquired more frequently. A decisive factor, according to University of St.Gallen’s comprehensive analysis, comes from the institutional support for entrepreneurship. With around 500 ETH spin-​offs now ...

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