Global Intelligence Database
Researchers are engineering bacteria to manufacture advanced inorganic nanoparticles, replacing harsh industrial chemistry with biological precision. However, scaling this process from the laboratory to commercial production remains a significant hurdle.
By Wu, Wang, Cui, Guan, Han
The surrounding liquid environment, especially water, significantly impacts the performance of solid catalysts, altering reaction rates and selectivity. Researchers are developing "smart materials" by integrating stimulus-responsive polymers with solid catalysts to dynamically modulate the local solvation environment. This innovation allows for nature-inspired self-regulation, potentially leading to more efficient, selective, and stable chemical conversion processes.
By Huang, Wang, Faria Albanese
Researchers have developed a generalizable strategy to synthesize complex, multi-element nanostructures using spatially confined nanoreactors. By controlling chemistry at the pixel level, they successfully created high-entropy materials with up to six distinct components.
By Kulaksizoglu, Wahl, Xu, Guo, Liu, McCormick, dos Reis, Dravid, Mirkin