New Class of Catalyst Sports Shapely Selectivity
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A new class of catalytic material has been studied by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) display a unique three-dimensional structure that is highly selective and reactive, with performance that is up to 50 percent better than commercial materials in the tested reactions.
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Oscillating gels could find many uses (w/ Video)
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New method to clean and treat polluted water for extraction of
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Getting to xenon: Scientists examine alternatives for pulling this
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Soft landing metal-based molecules create active, easy-to-separate
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World records by chemists enhance ability to capture CO2
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