All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our ...

At TU Wien, a study revealed that silver nanoparticles on carbon are 200 times more effective than their pure counterparts ...

Carbon is a gregarious little atom, bending over backwards to link with a wide variety of elements in what is collectively ...

Precious metals play an important role in the chemical industry as catalysts: With the help of silver, platinum, palladium or ...

MIT engineers have developed an innovative electrode design that convert carbon dioxide into useful products, such as fuels ...

Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology have successfully measured and described the interaction between metal ...

Researchers have developed a phase-transformable membrane that efficiently separates gases like CO2 and H2 by shifting ...

Now scientists managed to get to the bottom of this phenomenon -- with remarkable results: Metal atoms which are placed directly next to carbon are two hundred times more effective as catalysts.

Recent research reveals that CO2 needs to be stored for at least 1000 years to make an impact reducing global temperatures.

Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...

USC researchers have developed a new process to upcycle the composite materials appearing in automobile panels and light rail ...

The continuing release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is a major driver of global warming and climate change with ...