“Zwitterionic” might not be a word you come across every day, but for Professor Patrick Doyle of the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, it’s a word that’s central to the technology his group is developing to remove micropollutants from water.
The technology is expected to simplify conventional complex fiber fabrication processes and facilitate the manufacturing of smart sensors and wearable electronic devices based on triboelectricity. When two different materials come into contact and then separate, small electrical charges are generated,…
Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Sanaz Sadati has earned a highly competitive National Science Foundation grant to explore a bold new approach to materials design: turning defects, typically seen as weaknesses, into an advantage. At the center of the project are…
All humans need clean water to live. However, purifying water can be energy-intensive, so there is great interest in improving this process. Researchers at Tohoku University have reported a strategy using data-driven predictions coupled with precise synthesis to accelerate the…
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In this project, the researchers designed a new complex oxide material to serve as a catalyst for the electrolyzer to speed up the generation of oxygen. This advancement, in turn, is expected to lead to a more efficient flow of…
Published: Oct. 22, 2026 - 13:13:11 - Korea Basic Science Institute and Gyeongsang National University jointly develop high-efficiency catalyst that converts waste PET bottle components into formate - Catalyst maintains stable performance for 300 hours, raising prospects for high-value recycling of waste plastics Korean researchers have developed…
Defect engineering is the deliberate introduction or manipulation of structural imperfections in nanomaterials to tailor their electronic, optical, catalytic, and mechanical properties for specific applications. Defect Engineering, Tailoring Nanomaterial Properties Through Controlled Imperfections What is Defect Engineering? Principles Behind Defect…
A new review details how tunable porous and conjugated polymers are challenging platinum catalysts in electrochemical hydrogen production, with some systems achieving overpotentials as low as 56 millivolts. News Source: Denise Maddox. (October 15, 2026). Plastic Catalysts Step Up to Split Water and…
Hitting a copper catalyst with X-rays (yellow) while varying a reaction-triggering voltage (squiggles) revealed the evolution of catalytic reactions (white) on the surface. Newswise — Copper is the most promising catalyst for turning carbon dioxide into valuable chemical feedstocks and liquid…
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