In a paper published in SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry, Mn-doped-Cu catalyst was synthesized and employed for electrochemical NO₃^--to-NH₃ conversion. the Mn dopant enhanced the kinetic rate of NO₂^--to-NH₃ and induced a distinct configuration of *NO. This alteration decreased the energy barrier of *NO-to-*NOH, consequently promoting the conversion of NO₃^--to-NH₃.

This work successfully prepared an oxygen-doped porous g-C₃N₄ photocatalyst modified with atomically dispersed Fe (Fe₁/OPCN) with significant superiority in removing refractory sulfonic azo contaminants. The modified Fe acted as the electron acceptors, triggered the self-Fenton reaction, and accelerated the mass transfer. The advanced catalyst-contaminant interaction produced abundant multiple active species for mineralizing sulfonic azo contaminants into small molecules.

A new method streamlines the design and effectiveness of ligands used in chemical reactions in catalysis and drug delivery.

Danielle Speller is the 2024 winner of the Joseph A Johnson award for her research on neutrinoless double beta decay and dark matter research, and for mentoring the next generation of aspiring physicists. Jessica Esquivel receives an Honorable Mention her work at Fermilab and for fostering equity, education, and community through the #BlackInPhysics social movement and Oyanova Enterprises.

Capturing carbon dioxide from the hot industrial exhaust of cement and steel plants requires cooling the exhaust from around 200 C to 60 C so that liquid amines can react with the CO2. UC Berkeley chemists have created a new type of metal-organic framework that captures CO2 at high temperatures, avoiding the need to expend energy and water to cool the exhaust. The MOF opens up a new field of high-temperature gas capture.