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The power of going small: Copper oxide subnanoparticle catalysts prove most superior
10-Feb-2020
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have shown that copper oxide particles on the sub-nanoscale are more powerful catalysts than those on the nanoscale. These subnanoparticles can also catalyze the oxidation reactions of aromatic hydrocarbons far more effectively than catalysts currently ...
Mixing the unmixable
Novel approach for efficiently fusing different polymers
24-Jan-2020
Cross-linked polymers are structures where large molecular chains are linked together, allowing exceptional mechanical properties and chemical resistance to the final product. However, their modification is not easy. Now, scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology develop a method that allows ...
Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
17-Dec-2019
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the development and ...
Hydrogen boride nanosheets: A promising material for hydrogen carrier
29-Oct-2019
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, and colleagues in Japan report a promising hydrogen carrier in the form of hydrogen boride nanosheets. This two-dimensional material, which has only recently begun to be explored, could go on to be used as safe, light-weight, ...
Eco-friendly electrochemical catalysts using solar cells to harvest energy from the sun
07-Oct-2019
A research team from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Kanazawa University develops an eco-friendly device that uses solar energy to catalyze an electrochemical oxidation reaction with high efficiency. Green energy sources constitute a hot research field globally because of the ...
Discovery of periodic tables for molecules
10-Sep-2019
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) develop tables similar to the periodic table of elements but for molecules. Their approach could be used for predicting novel stable substances and creating useful materials. The periodic table of elements was proposed in 1869, and ...
Can't get thinner than this: synthesis of atomically flat boron sheets
29-Aug-2019
Since its rediscovery and characterization in 2004, graphene has been the focus of countless research efforts across multiple fields. It is a very versatile material consisting of a two-dimensional (2D) carbon network; in other words, it comprises a thin sheet of carbon that has a thickness of ...
ELSI scientists discover new chemistry that may help explain the origins of cellular life
Chemists find simplest organic molecules can self-assemble to give cell-like structures under early Earth conditions
25-Jul-2019
Before life began on Earth, the environment likely contained a massive number of chemicals that reacted with each other more or less randomly, and it is unclear how things as complex as cells could have emerged from such chemical chaos. Now, a team led by Tony Z. Jia of the Earth-Life Science ...
Successful application of machine learning in the discovery of new polymers
24-Jul-2019
As a powerful example of how artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate the discovery of new materials, scientists in Japan have designed and verified polymers with high thermal conductivity — a property that would be the key to heat management, for example, in the fifth-generation (5G) mobile ...
Could the heat of the Earth’s crust become the ultimate energy source?
22-Jul-2019
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Sanoh Industrial developed a very stable battery cell that can directly convert heat into electricity, thus finally providing a way for exploiting geothermal energy in a sustainable way. In a world where energy consumption is on the rise, our only ...
