Scanning transmission electron microscopy experiments have uncovered the structural changes a ruthenium catalyst undergoes ...

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Japanese collaborators detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid ...

Japanese collaborators detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx ...

Atmospheric nitrogen must first be converted, or 'fixed,' into a form that can be used by plants, often as ammonia ... showed that FeSII changes shape in the presence and absence of oxygen.

Atmospheric nitrogen must first be converted, or "fixed," into a form that can be used by plants, often as ammonia ... FeSII-nitrogenase complex cryoEM structure and proposed mechanism for ...

Heterogeneous catalysts speed up chemical reactions by being in a different state than the reactants. They are efficient and stable, even under ...

Researchers developed a sodium-doped amorphous SiBN catalyst, showcasing its potential for small molecule activation and ...

Transition metals have long been used as catalysts to activate small molecules and turn them into valuable products. However, as these metals can be expensive and less abundant, scientists are ...

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