A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst—but it's costly and carbon-intensive. Now, a serendipitous collaboration between ...

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Researchers at ETH have used nuclear magnetic resonance to find out what other atoms are bound to the platinum atoms in a single-atom catalyst and where they are spatially located. The precise ...

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For the first time, chemists have discovered a unique way to control and modify a type of compound widely used in medicines, ...

Chemists have discovered for the first time a unique way to control and modify a type of compound widely used in medicines, ...