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Lego-like chemical building blocks assemble themselves to create a catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells

Release Date: May 31, 2018 This content is archived. BUFFALO, N.Y. — What’s better than platinum? In hydrogen fuel cells, the answer is cofacial cobalt porphyrins. It’s a mouthful to say, and if ...
Physics World

DNA building blocks self-assemble in response to environment

Building blocks: artist’s impression of antibodies binding to antigen-conjugated DNA tiles to induce the assembly of tubular nanoscale structures. (Courtesy: Ella Marushchenko) Nanostructures composed ...
Science Daily

Lego-like chemical building blocks self-assemble into catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells

What's better than platinum? In hydrogen fuel cells, the answer may be cofacial cobalt porphyrins. These self-assembled molecules -- which are great at facilitating a chemical reaction needed to ...
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Lego-like chemical building blocks assemble themselves to create catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells

What’s better than platinum? In hydrogen fuel cells, the answer is cofacial cobalt porphyrins. It’s a mouthful to say, and if you’re not a chemist, you’ve probably never heard of these compounds ...