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UPR, MIT and Oak Ridge teams connect CO₂ adsorption switching to CO yield on TM–N₄ single-atom catalysts

Source: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c13568 At a glance During electrochemical CO₂ reduction on TM–N₄ single-atom catalysts, CO yield often rises, reaches a plateau and then declines as the applied potential becomes more negative. Researchers from the University of Puerto Rico, MIT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Adelaide University-led team uses nickel single-atom sites to photoreform PLA into lactate and hydrogen

Source: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.78520 At a glance An Adelaide University-led team placed isolated Ni–S₄ sites on CdS nanorods to photoreform poly(lactic acid), or PLA, into lactate and hydrogen. The single nickel atoms are coordinated by four sulfur atoms at the

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Peking University-led team designs a sunlight-absorbing COF for water evaporation

Source: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-026-00687-w At a glance A chlorine-functionalized covalent organic framework helped a Peking University-led team capture light across a wavelength range of about 200–1,500 nm for solar-driven water evaporation. The material, named TTB-pPA, combines a conjugated

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Nankai University team combines selective capture with electrochemical regeneration to remove trace sulfamethoxazole

Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-77385-4 At a glance A team from Nankai University has developed a two-stage strategy for removing trace organic contaminants from water: first capture and concentrate the target pollutant, then treat the loaded material in a much smaller reactor. The researchers