Nanosized metal aggregates (MAs), including metal nanoparticles (NPs) and nanoclusters
(NCs), are often the active species in numerous applications. In order to maintain the active …

Nanoparticles have become a vital part of a vast number of established processes and
products; they are used as catalysts, in cosmetics, and even by the pharmaceutical industry …

Natural gas has become the dominant source of electricity in the United States, and
technologies capable of efficiently removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flue emissions of …

Large-scale targeted exploration of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with characteristics
such as specific surface chemistry or metal-cluster family has not been investigated so far …

The modular nature of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) leads to a very large number of
possible structures. High-throughput computational screening has led to a rapid increase in …

Molecular materials based on small organic molecules often require advanced structural
analysis, beyond the capability of spectroscopic techniques, to fully characterise them. In …

As chemists and materials scientists, it is our duty to synthesize and utilize materials for a
multitude of applications that promote the development of society and the well-being of its …

Heterogeneous catalysts streamline industrial processes due to high stability and ease of
separation. Efforts toward predictive catalytic activity and rational design of next-generation …

Understanding structural responses of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) to external stimuli
such as the inclusion of guest molecules and temperature/pressure has gained increasing …

Introduction of a urea R–NH–CO–NH–R group as a seven-membered diazepine ring at the
center of 4, 4′-biphenyl-dicarboxylic acid leads to a urea-functionalized dicarboxylate …