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Tracing the evolution of interstellar molecules in Taurus molecular cloud-1

It has been confirmed that molecules could exist in the interstellar conditions. More than 200 molecules have been identified in the interstellar medium, with the development of radio astronomy in recent decades. It includes the large molecules like methanol, ethanol and urea. The Taurus molecular cloud-1 (TMC-1)...

Haber-Bosch at the atomic scale

Industrial production of NH3 has been performed by the Haber-Bosch process for more than 100 years. The dissociation of N2 feedstock molecules promoted by alkali atom co-catalyst is thought to be the rate limiting step. The Haber-Bosch synthesis consumes 1% of the world's total energy consumption....

Elastic fields stretch the understanding of chiral molecular crystals

Harnessing the properties of materials so that technology can continue to move forward means getting to grips with increasingly more challenging systems. Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo scientists have turned its focus to chiral molecular and colloidal crystals. It revealed...

A new approach to predict stable species in liquids can guide the design of optimal solution performance

Stony Brook University researchers have found a way to computationally predict stable molecular species in liquid solutions. The new method has been detailed in a paper in Nature Computational Science. It introduces a fully automated high-throughput computational framework to predict stable species by computing their...

Commercial floor cleaners produce as much aerosol pollution particles as public roads

Indiana University, Purdue University, Université de Lille, Center for Energy and Environment and Edelweiss Technology Solutions and LLC researchers have found that people using commercial cleaners with certain chemicals in them may be exposed to as much particle pollutants as if they were sitting...

Ethers have more sustainable future due to heterogenous catalysis

Scientists optimized chemical processes to ensure they are environmentally friendly and sustainable. It is becoming increasingly important. Catalysts play a key role as they can make reactions more efficient. Osaka University researchers have reported a zirconium oxide-supported platinum-molybdenum catalyst. It can promote the selective...