Researchers to get a better look at how peroxides on the surface of copper oxide promote the oxidation of hydrogen but inhibit the oxidation of carbon monoxide, allowing them to steer oxidation ...

Copper has long been recognized as the most effective metal for converting carbon dioxide (CO 2) into valuable multi-carbon products like ethylene and ethanol—key feedstocks for chemicals and fuels.

Emergent e-fuel technologies often employ the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction to convert atmospheric CO2 to CO. While efficient, this reaction requires high temperatures and complex gas ...

The use of aluminium in wiring is unlikely to bring a smile to the face of anyone who has had to deal with it in a 1960s, or early 1970s-era house. The causes behind the fires and other accidents were ...

Researchers at Science Tokyo synthesize two copper-based composite oxides La₂CuO₄ and Y₂Cu₂O₅, which exhibit strong antiviral activity along with high stability, surpassing the performance of ...

A person setting up an electrochemical cell in a fume hood. Rong Xia of Northwestern University prepares an electrochemical cell to study carbon dioxide–reduction chemistry. Credit: Mitch Jacoby/C&EN ...