Tandem design on electrocatalysts and reactors for electrochemical CO2 reduction

26-Mar-2025 - Electrochemical CO2reduction (ECR) driven by green electricity represents a promising strategy for CO2mitigation and utilization by producingfuels and chemicals. Tandem strategybased on multifunctional tandem catalysts or cascade reactors enables deep CO2reduction to high-value multi-carbon ...

Structure of Supercritical Water Decoded

19-Mar-2025 - When exposed to high temperatures and pressure, water enters a state in which liquid and gas can no longer be distinguished. For a long time, there has been controversy about how this looks like on a molecular level. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have shed light on the structure ...

Watching electron motion in solids

Simplification of a spectroscopic method for investigating the movement of electrons in molecules and solids achieved

17-Mar-2025 - A spectroscopic method for analysing the extremely fast movements of electrons in solids can now be used much more easily than before thanks to a new approach. Researchers from the University of Oldenburg present the new method in the journal Optica. The team hopes that this will transform ...

Sensors for Safe Use of Hydrogen

“The expansion of the hydrogen economy can start now”

07-Mar-2025 - Fraunhofer researchers have developed sensor systems and measuring equipment that detect leaks in hydrogen lines and tanks. Applications for the new technology include continuous monitoring of hydrogen shipments and facilities in the chemical industry. The researchers use multiple sensor ...

An exotic monovalent carbon compound

A collaboration uncovers a new type of organic compound featuring a neutral, singly-bonded carbon atom

26-Feb-2025 - Carbon, with its myriad compounds, is the backbone of life and the central element of organic chemistry. The number of bonds a carbon atom forms with other elements in a compound determines its chemical structure and behavior. Normally a carbon atom shares all four of its valence electrons to ...

Solving the case of the missing platinum

25-Feb-2025 - For nearly two decades, scientists have tried to understand how negatively polarized platinum electrodes corrode, a costly mystery that plagues water electrolyzers, a promising energy technology for making hydrogen, as well as electrochemical sensors using platinum electrodes. Now, a close ...

Quantum correlation revealed by attosecond delay

Groundbreaking applications such as efficient solar energy harvesting, ultrafine sensor technology, and enhanced photocatalysis possible

17-Feb-2025 - Attosecond time-resolved experiments reveal the increasing importance of electronic correlations in the collective plasmon response as the size of the system decreases to sub-nm scales. The study, published in the journal “Science Advances”, was led by the University of Hamburg and DESY as part ...

What does "resolution" mean here? Microscopy puzzle solved

New microscopy method can identify molecules: The question of resolution proved to be a difficult puzzle

11-Feb-2025 - When judging the quality of a microscope, the crucial question is: How large are the smallest structures that can just be made visible with it? How close can two objects come to each other before they can no longer be seen as two separate objects, but blur into a single image blob? With ...

Insights into the Nanoworld: Volker Deckert Receives the 2025 Lamb Award

A Pioneer in Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

31-Jan-2025 - How can structures be made visible that are far smaller than what conventional light microscopes can capture? With tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS), Volker Deckert has established a method that provides precise insights into the nanoworld of molecules—without the need for markers. For his ...

Quantum technology and AI: the key to safe second-life applications for lithium-ion batteries

Innovative rapid test method for precise determination of battery condition for industrial use

31-Jan-2025 - To promote the sustainability of electromobility and enhance resource efficiency, upcycling of lithium-ion batteries is gaining increasing importance. Efforts are focused on slowing down material cycles by repurposing used batteries from electric vehicles for new applications instead of ...