Los Angeles police have new technology to combat catalytic converter theft
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Responding to a surge of catalytic converter thefts, the…
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The Time for ‘Catalytic Government’ Is Now
In 1986, US President Ronald Reagan joked that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the Government, and I'm here to help.” In Britain, Margaret Thatcher…
IIT Jodhpur researchers develop catalytic materials to produce high purity hydrogen…
The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpurhave developed Lanthanides based perovskite nanocomposite catalytic materials for artificial photosynthesis to produce high…
Molecular cage protects precious metals in catalytic converters
Synthesis and characterization of the encapsulated catalysts. Credit: Nature Materials (2022). DOI:…
Catalytic process with lignin could enable 100% sustainable aviation fuel
Containers are of poplar biomass (left), the extracted lignin oil, and the resulting sustainable aviation fuel.…
Changing the perspective on the origin of enzymatic catalytic power
The enzymes found in living organisms have impressive catalytic power. Thanks to enzymes the chemical reactions that sustain life happen millions of times faster than they would occur…
Catalytic converters fuel record South Africa car-sector exports
South Africa’s exports of cars and vehicle components rose by almost a fifth to a record R207.5 billion last year, partly driven by shipments of catalytic converters.
The increase means the…