Porous materials – Page 4
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MOF squeezes catalyst into shape for switching reactivity
Porous material switches on nucleophilic organocatalyst’s hidden electrophilic site
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Spaces can be useful
Truly functional MOFs are on the horizon but Susumu Kitagawa saw their potential when they were weak and idle
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Batteries reveal all after dip in hot butter
High resolution images aided by solidified fat could help design batteries that charge and discharge quicker
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Next-generation invisible ink revealed
Reversible reaction transforms MOF messages into glowing perovskite crystals
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Electro-shock treatment switches MOF on to gas separation
Electric field stops molecular wriggling and boosts natural gas separation in porous crystal
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Zirconium MOF buckles under dynamite pressure
Could MOFs add shock-absorber to their list of potential applications?
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First liquid MOF could get material discovery flowing
Data and modelling show framework and porous structure are retained after melting
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Bright future for trace water analysis
MOF-based material has detection limit as low as traditional Karl Fischer titration
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Scientists poke holes in zeolite theory
Computational studies challenge aluminium avoidance rule
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Algorithm deliberately entangles MOFs
Tool tests for plausible crystal structure combinations
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Zeolite catalysts convert carbon dioxide to fuel
Two research groups have independently developed catalysts that turn CO2 and hydrogen into gasoline
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Game of Go explains zeolite clogging
Ancient board game inspires theoretical model that helps predict ideal reaction conditions for zeolite catalysts
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Methane to methanol catalyst could end gas flaring
Process could cut carbon emissions at remote oil fields but devil is in the detail
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Edible MOF sugar-coats painkiller
When ibuprofen is encapsulated in a sugar-based MOF its effects last twice as long
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Opinion
From fatigue to factory
MOFs and flexible electronics have grabbed headlines and will soon be on the shelves
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Podcast
MOFs: Metal–organic frameworks
Katrina Krämer examines these extremely versatile materials and speaks to MOF pioneer Omar Yaghi
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MOF-based device harvests water from air
System powered entirely by sunlight could provide off-grid personalised water supplies
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Feature
MOFs find a use
Nina Notman takes stock of the first products containing metal–organic frameworks to hit the shelves
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Zeolite catalysts tailored to specific chemical reactions
Molecules that mimic shapes of transition states of important industrial reactions help to build better catalysts