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Catalytic Catamarans: Common industrial catalyst sports rafts made of platinum
Thursday, 24 Sep, 2009 – 22:54 | No Comment

Catalysts for converting chemicals useless or unwanted in the most useful or desirable. Science research this week reveals important details about a common catalyst: how rafts form chemically reactive platinum in the catalyst. New ideas works in yields of how to improve the industrial catalyst for petroleum refining, chemical processing and environmental applications.
The study shows [...]

Smart memory foam made smarter
Thursday, 24 Sep, 2009 – 22:17 | No Comment

Researchers from Northwestern University and Boise State University have discovered how to produce a less expensive way to change “memory foam, which could lead to wider applications of the subject, as in the surgical placement tools and mechanisms of the valve.
David Dunand, James N. The and Mary M. Krebs, professor of Materials Science and Engineering [...]