Nov
21
Watching A Catalyst at Work
November 21, 2008 | 2 Comments
A team at Cornell University led by Professor Peng Chen has developed an internal reflection fluorescence microscope that is more versatile than commercial models designed to observe a catalyst at work. This is a first and an important breakthrough event.
“Ingenious” as described by the University writer Bill Steele, the microscope is part of a method [...]
Oct
30
Watching Catalysts Work
October 30, 2008 | 3 Comments
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists have managed to observe catalysts restructuring themselves as gases are moved through. Using a state-of-the-art spectroscopy system the team watched, for the first time, as nanoparticles composed of two catalytic metals changed their composition in the presence of different reactants. Until now, scientists have had to rely on snapshots of [...]
Aug
15
The Path to Saving Fuel By Reducing Weight
August 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
It’s weight, then air resistance, and generally overall efficiency in everything else. While oil spirals downward for the next stage in pricing we might be thinking to get lax and relieved, but it won’t last. Months maybe or a year or so and we’ll be spiraling up again.
In the meantime getting set to invest in [...]
