“Stanford University scientists have invented a low-cost water splitter that uses a single catalyst to produce both hydrogen and oxygen gas 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/academy/single-catalyst-water-splitter-produces-clean-burning-hydrogen-247/8478.html
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“Chemistry professor Linda Shimizu oversees a series of crowd-pleasing chemistry demonstrations in middle and high schools throughout central South Carolina every year. They are spirited affairs, and her research in the laboratory is just as dynamic — but with a sense of order that really keeps atoms in line.” http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/academy/giving-atoms-their-marching-orders/8475.html
“For the first time, a team of scientists has succeeded in precisely measuring and controlling the thickness of an organic compound that has been bound to a graphene layer.” http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/academy/towards-graphene-biosensors/8473.html
“A recent study into the interactions of metal alloys at the nanometer and atomic scales is likely to aid advances in preventing the failure of systems critical to public and industrial infrastructure.” http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/academy/research-points-way-to-designing-crack-resistant-metals/8472.html
“Over billions of years, the total carbon content of the outer part of the Earth - in its upper mantle, crust, oceans, and atmospheres-has gradually increased, scientists reported this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/academy/scientists-make-new-estimates-of-the-deep-carbon-cycle/8470.html
“Nacre, or mother of pearl, has highly attractive mechanical properties but cannot be processed into larger-scale structures. Synthetic nanocomposites can mimic the characteristic brick-and-mortar-like structure of nacre, but combinations of stiffness, strength, toughness and desirable optical properties have remained difficult to achieve.” http://www.worldofchemicals.com/media/academy/hydrogen-bonds-in-polymer-phase-boost-important-properties-of-nacre-mimetics/8469.html