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  1. New Electrocatalyst Helps Clean Polluted Waters And Industrial Chemical Production 6/25/2026

    A new electrochemical system simultaneously converts plant-derived materials and nitrate pollutants into valuable industrial chemicals.

  2. Plug Power Completes Commissioning Of 5 MW Electrolyzer System At European Energy's Måde PtX Facility In Denmark 6/24/2026

    Plug Power Inc., a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions for the hydrogen economy, today announced the completion of a critical execution phase at the Måde Power-to-X (PtX) facility in Esbjerg, Denmark, developed and operated by European Energy.

  3. Plasma Approach Keeps Catalysts Working For Longer In Hydrogen Production 6/24/2026

    Scientists from The University of Manchester have shown how a plasma-based approach, using non thermal plasma - an electrically energised gas often described as the fourth state of matter - can prevent catalyst deactivation in a key hydrogen production reaction, maintaining stable performance for 30 hours while also changing how the reaction proceeds at the molecular level.

  4. SLAC Researchers 'Watch' Molecules Steered By Laser Light 6/24/2026

    Since the 1980s, researchers have sought to use laser light to control chemical reactions relevant to photochemistry, catalysis and light-responsive materials.

  5. Solar Reactor Turns Plastic Pollution Into Clean Hydrogen At 'Real-World Scale' 6/24/2026

    Sunlight has been used to turn plastic waste into hydrogen “at a scale large enough to be genuinely useful” thanks to a new reactor, according to its developers.

  6. Self-Driving Chemistry Lab Discovers Catalysts That Can Switch Products On Demand 6/23/2026

    Researchers have developed a self-driving chemistry lab that can autonomously search through hundreds of catalyst recipes and reaction conditions to identify faster, more selective, and more programmable ways to make important industrial chemicals.

  7. New Insights Into Improving Iridium Catalyst Utilization And Reducing Its Usage In PEM Water Electrolysis For Hydrogen Production 6/23/2026

    JX Advanced Metals Corporation (President: Hayashi Yoichi; hereinafter "the Company") announces that it has obtained new insights into improving the utilization efficiency of iridium1) used as a catalyst and reducing its usage in PEM (proton exchange membrane) water electrolysis2), a technology employed for hydrogen production.

  8. Evonik Optimizes Methanol Supply For Its Methionine Production Network In Europe 6/23/2026

    As part of strengthening its long-term raw material strategy, Evonik has developed a new solution to secure the methanol supply needed for producing a methionine precursor at its Wesseling site.

  9. Engineers Create World-First 'Super Alloy' 6/19/2026

    Scientists have revolutionised the way metals are made by using lower and slower heating of alloys to control how atoms self-organise during material manufacturing.

  10. Precise Synthesis Of Incredibly Small And Effective Iridium Nanocluster Catalyst 6/19/2026

    An international research team from Tohoku University, Tokyo University of Science, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Adelaide have discovered a novel, exceptionally simple method to precisely synthesize extremely small Iridium Nanoclusters in ambient air.