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Electrocatalysis Pays Tribute to BNL Scientist Radoslav Adzic

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Electrocatalysis dedicated its December 2012 issue to a celebration of the 70th birthday of this outstanding Brookhaven Lab scientist.
Local High School Sisters Win Major Award for Studies at Brookhaven Lab

Friday, November 2, 2012

Twins Shweta and Shilpa Iyer won Siemens Regional Finalist Honors for work on new catalysts to split water into pure hydrogen.
Nanosheet Catalyst Discovered to Sustainably Split Hydrogen from Water

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Low-cost non-noble electrocatalyst efficiently generates hydrogen gas for fuel.
Brookhaven Lab’s Adzic Named ‘Inventor of the Year’

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The New York Intellectual Property Law Association has honored senior chemist Radoslav Adzic for his extensive nanocatalyst research.
Antagonistic Catalysis: Creating a Bifunctional and Tunable Acid-Base Catalyst

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Researchers have coaxed an acid and a base to work in tandem to trigger chemical reactions.
New Supercomputers at Brookhaven will Advance Nanomaterial Design

Thursday, March 22, 2012

The new Blue Gene/Q will help efficiently map out atomic-scale chemical reactions and guide new energy catalyst technologies.
New Catalyst for Safe, Reversible Hydrogen Storage

Sunday, March 18, 2012

catalyst reversibly converts hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide to a liquid under very mild conditions, with applications for efficient, safe storage and transport of hydrogen fuel.
N.E. Chemcat Corporation Licenses Brookhaven Lab's Electrocatalyst Technology for Fuel Cells in Electric Vehicles

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

N.E. Chemcat Corporation, Japan’s leading catalyst and precious metal compound manufacturer has licensed electrocatalysts developed by scientists at BNL that can reduce the use of costly platinum and increase the effectiveness of fuel cells for use in electric vehicles.
New Highly Stable Fuel-Cell Catalyst Gets Strength from its Nano Core

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Palladium core protects precious platinum; enhances reactivity/stability of electrocatalyst for automotive applications.
Brookhaven Lab Chemists Receive Patents for Fuel-Cell Catalysts

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Brookhaven Lab chemists have received three patents for developing catalysts to accelerate chemical reactions in fuel cells.
Light Source Illuminates Nanomaterials, Catalysts, Alzheimer's and More

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Scientists will describe current findings with applications in nanoscience, biomedicine, and energy from National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS), and how their research will be advanced at NSLS-II, just starting construction at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
New Catalyst Could Boost Cleaner Fuel Use

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Material scientists at Washington University in St. Louis, in collaboration with Brookhaven physicists, have developed a technique for a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is efficient, robust and two-to-five times more effective than commercial catalysts.
New Catalyst Paves the Path for Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells

Sunday, January 25, 2009

A team of scientists at Brookhaven Lab, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible.
Controlling the Size of Nanoclusters: First Step in Making New Catalysts

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have developed a new instrument that allows them to control the size of nanoclusters — groups of 10 to 100 atoms — with atomic precision. They created a model nanocatalyst of molybdenum sulfide, the first step in developing the next generation of materials to be used in hydrodesulfurization, a process that removes sulfur from natural gas and petroleum products to reduce pollution.
Designing Better Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Both the soaring price of gasoline and concerns about global warming make research on improving electrocatalysts for use in fuel cells for electric vehicles especially relevant today.
Designing Better Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Both the soaring price of gasoline and concerns about global warming make research on improving electrocatalysts for use in fuel cells for electric vehicles especially relevant today. Radoslav Adzic, a senior chemist in the Chemistry Department, is currently host to two visitors who are performing basic research in this area.
Efficient Catalysts for Making Oxygen for 'Artificial Photosynthesis'

Monday, March 10, 2008

Scientists at Brookhaven Lab and the Institute for Molecular Science in Japan are trying to mimic part of the complex natural process of photosynthesis with the goal of making non-polluting fuels such as hydrogen, for example, for use in fuel cells.
Experiments Reveal Unexpected Activity of Fuel Cell Catalysts

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Brookhaven researchers have unveiled details about a class of catalysts that could help improve the performance of fuel cells. With the goal of producing "clean" hydrogen for fuel cell reactions in mind, the researchers determined why two next-generation catalysts exhibit very high activity.
Tiny Tubes and Rods Show Promise as Catalysts, Sunscreen

Monday, September 10, 2007

Brookhaven scientists have developed new ways to make or modify nanorods and nanotubes of titanium oxide, a material used in a variety of industrial and medical applications. The methods and new titanium oxide materials may lead to improved catalysts for hydrogen production, more efficient solar cells, and more protective sunscreens.
Gold, Copper Nanoparticles Take Center Stage in the Search for Hydrogen Production Catalysts

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

X-ray studies at Brookhaven are pointing the way to less costly and more efficient catalysts for improving the performance of fuel cells. The studies, which will be presented by Brookhaven chemist Jose Rodriguez at the 233rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, show that copper can be substituted for gold in reactions that keep fuel cells functioning longer while eliminating unwanted byproducts.
Giving Platinum Catalysts a Golden Boost for Fuel Cells

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Platinum might outweigh gold in the jewelry market, but as part of an ongoing effort to produce efficient and affordable fuel cells, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are studying how gold atoms might enhance the value of the pricier metal. Specifically, they're looking for ways to use gold to prevent the destruction of platinum in the chemical reactions that take place in fuel cells.
Brookhaven Lab Scientists Discover Gold Clusters Stabilize Platinum Electrocatalysts For Use in Fuel Cells

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Platinum is the most efficient electrocatalyst for accelerating chemical reactions in fuel cells for electric vehicles. In reactions during the stop-and-go driving of an electric car, however, the platinum dissolves, which reduces its efficiency as a catalyst. This is a major impediment for vehicle-application of fuel cells. Now, scientists at Brookhaven have overcome this problem.
Following Nature's Lead, Scientists Seek Better Catalysts

Monday, January 24, 2005

Those seeking to design more efficient catalysts for the production of hydrogen and the control of air pollutants might do well to take a closer look at how chemistry works in nature, scientists at Brookhaven National Lab say.
A Better Catalyst for Ammonia Production

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Research by scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory may help lead to a more efficient catalyst for ammonia production, one of the country's largest industries.
Designing a Better Catalyst for

Tuesday, September 9, 2003

"Artificial photosynthesis" could produce inexpensive fuels and raw materials for the chemical industry from renewable solar energy.

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