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Chemistry on the Edge: Study Pinpoints Most Active Areas of Reactions on Nanoscale Particles

Illustration - This illustration shows the setup for an experiment at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source that used infrared light (shown in red) and an atomic force microscope (middle and top) to study the local surface chemistry on coated platinum particles (yellow) measuring about 100 nanometers in length. (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Scientists Trace ‘Poisoning’ in Chemical Reactions to the Atomic Scale

Image - A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image showing a type of catalyst called a zeolite that is used to convert ethanol to high-value fuels. The particles measure about 15 microns in length. (Credit: PNNL)

Solar Cells Get Boost with Integration of Water-Splitting Catalyst onto Semiconductor

Schematic of the multi-functional water splitting catalyst layer engineered using atomic layer deposition for integration with a high-efficiency silicon cell.

Scientists Rev Up Speed of Bionic Enzyme Reactions

New Discovery Could Better Predict How Semiconductors Weather Abuse

Five Berkeley Lab Researchers Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards

Soaking Up Carbon Dioxide and Turning it into Valuable Products

Another Milestone in Hybrid Artificial Photosynthesis

A Robot Chemist, at Your Service

Making a Good Thing Better: Berkeley Lab Researchers Open a Possible Avenue to Better Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries

A Better Look at the Chemistry of Interfaces

Copper on the Brain at Rest