(IMAGE) Technical University of Munich (TUM) Caption The different number of similar neighbors has an important influence on the catalytic activity of surface atoms of a nanoparticle. Scientists from the Technical University of Munich and the Ruhr University Bochum (Germany), the Ecole normale superieure (ENS) de Lyon, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France) and Leiden University (Netherlands) developed a new method which elegantly correlates geometric and adsorption properties of catalysts. Credit David Loffreda, CNRS, Lyon Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.