Ammonia plays an essential role in chemical research and a variety of industries, including agriculture. The catalytic reduction of dinitrogen has become one of the most promising options for producing ammonia in a more environmentally-friendly way. This study proposes a new strategy for catalyst design that could make the existing process greener.

Today, the dominant, though energy-intensive method for capturing carbon dioxide for storage involves bubbling industrial emissions through liquid amines. MOFs and other porous materials are promising and more energy efficient. Now, UC Berkeley, Stanford and Texas A&M researchers have found an even cheaper and equally efficient material for capturiong CO2: porous melamine networks. The main ingredient in Formica, melamine has lower regeneration costs than alternatives, and could be used to capture CO2 from vehicle exhaust.

Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have developed a flexible, stretchable computing chip that processes information by mimicking the human brain. The device, described in the journal Matter, aims to change the way health data is processed.

The restoration of grassland ecosystems may need more of a guided, hands-on approach over time, according to a new review of global conservation efforts.

New research led by the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has shown a simple pathway for stabilizing polyelectrolyte coacervate droplets that do not coalesce or deform under an electric field.