In a recent study published in Chem, a research team led by Prof. SUN Jian and Prof. YU Jiafeng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a novel design strategy that spatially decouples active sites through a strong metal-support interaction (SMSI)-driven overlayer structure, enabling efficient methanol synthesis from CO₂.

MLIP calculations successfully identify suitable dopants for a novel photocatalytic material, report researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo. As demonstrated in their latest study, a materials informatics approach could predict which ions can be stably introduced into orthorhombic Sn₃O₄, a promising and recently discovered photocatalytic tin oxide. Their experiments revealed that aluminum-doped samples achieved 16 times greater hydrogen production than the undoped material, paving the way for next-generation clean energy applications.

After years of research, international experts have confirmed the discovery of a new chemical reaction, launching new opportunities for rapid advances in a range of fields – from recycled plastics to pharmaceuticals.

In a major new article to be published in top-ranking journal Nature Chemistry, the interdisciplinary team explore how sulfur-sulfur bonds can be formed and broken rapidly and cleanly at room temperature, opening new avenues for drug development, biotech and protein science, and chemical and material science.

We demonstrate the broad distribution of particulate thiols in the western North Pacific and show that their main source is marine phytoplankton. Our analysis indicates that differences in thiol concentrations between ocean areas are significantly influenced by water mass properties, phytoplankton composition, and environmental stress. In the oligotrophic, highly transparent subtropical North Pacific Central Water, we find indications that "preformed" glutathione, retained in particulates derived from dead phytoplankton, makes a significant contribution.