All gold articles
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ResearchNoble metals dissolved without aqua regia
Decades-old study inspires acidic salt solutions for recovering gold and platinum group metals from catalytic waste
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Superfluid helium nanoreactor takes single atom catalysis understanding to the next level
Gold alters bond energies to catalyse dissociation reaction
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Surface sites on gold catalyst edited to control regioselectivity of a click reaction
Steric hindrance created by phosphine ligands restricts how substrates approach catalyst
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Enzymes encapsulated in a golden cage perform in extreme conditions
No room for the proteins to denature but reactants can still get through
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Rotaxane–gold complex is in good shape for catalysis
A new type of catalyst containing a mechanically planar chiral rotaxane shows promise for organic synthesis
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Mouldable gold can be shaped just like clay
2D gold nanosheets self-assemble into pliable material
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Large gold nanoclusters are surprisingly stable paramagnets
An odd electron makes the magnetism
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New compounds make dissolving gold simpler and safer
Polypseudohalogen-based ionic liquid offers innovative way to recycle electronics
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Pencil graphite helps make gold nanoparticles golden
Scientists convince free electrons from gold nanoparticles to behave like those of bulk gold
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Catalytically, is copper the new gold?
Approach for depositing copper on silica support influences how easily it oxidises, and in turn the reactions it catalyses
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Gold melted at room temperature using electric fields
Controllable change from crystalline to disordered in a tiny cone tip might help chemical catalysis
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Colour changing cup printed using gold nanoparticle ink
Infusing PVA with dichroic nanoparticles gives 3D printed objects interesting optical properties
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Gold rush for lignin conversion
Catalytic breakthrough surrounding the notoriously difficult oxidative depolymerisation of lignin could make cellulosic ethanol biofuels commercially viable
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Introducing regium bonds
New bond describes interactions between group 11 nanoparticles and Lewis bases
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Gold chains give DNA semiconducting powers
Sulfurous nucleic acid building blocks confer new electronic properties on DNA
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Chemists reinvent the wheel
Symmetrical gold and niobium cluster with unusually short Nb–Nb bond
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Chemists find the σ-hole reason gold catalysts work
Calculations show low electron density makes nanoparticle corners and edges reactive
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Aqua regia
Capable of dissolving gold and platinum to help make 99.999% pure metals, aqua regia deserves its royal status
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Catalyst takes gold for hydrogen production
Water–gas shift reaction could become viable for fuel cell applications
