Scientists have taken a big step toward the rational design of catalysts
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 14:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Most of our food, medicine, fuel, plastics and synthetic fibers wouldn't exist without catalysts, materials that open favorable pathways for chemical reactions to run forth. And yet chemists don't fully understand how most catalysts work, and developing new catalysts often still depends on laborious trial-and-error.