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June 19, 2017

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Discovery Could Lead to Sustainable Ethanol Made from Carbon Dioxide

A recent discovery by scientists from the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis could lead to a new, more sustainable way to make ethanol without corn or other crops.

May 18, 2017

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Scientists Use Nanotechnology to Boost the Performance of a Key Industrial Catalyst

A tiny amount of squeezing or stretching can produce a big boost in catalytic performance, according to a new study led by scientists at Stanford and SLAC.

April 24, 2017

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Machine Learning Dramatically Streamlines Search for More Efficient Chemical Reactions

An advance by SLAC and Stanford researchers greatly reduces the time needed to analyze complex catalytic reactions for making fuel, industrial chemicals and other products, and should improve computational analysis throughout chemistry.

April 4, 2017

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Can We Use Solar Energy to Make Fertilizer Right on the Farm?

Stanford and SLAC researchers are leading a multi-year effort to produce nitrogen-based fertilizers in a sustainable way, by inventing a solar-powered chemistry technology that can make it right on the farm and apply it directly to crops, drip-irrigation style.

March 31, 2017

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New Device Produces Hydrogen Peroxide for Water Purification

Scientists at SLAC and Stanford have identified active carbon catalysts and developed an electrochemical cell designed to purify water in small villages.

November 29, 2016

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Q&A: Simon Bare Catalyzes New Chemistry Effort at SLAC

After 30 years in industry, he is leading a new focus at the lab’s SSRL X-ray light source and looking for ways to build on research strengths at SLAC and Stanford.

Simon Bare at SLAC’s Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource

November 28, 2016

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For Platinum Catalysts, a Tiny Squeeze Gives a Big Boost in Performance

Squeezing a platinum catalyst a fraction of a nanometer nearly doubles its catalytic activity, a finding that could lead to better fuel cells and other clean energy technologies.