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Catalysis through the ages 3 – electrocatalysts of the future

Electrocatalysts could be an energy game-changer. They could allow us to generate electricity, and produce fuels like petrol and diesel, using naturally abundant substances. Predicting a specific catalyst for any reaction will soon be within reach. It looks like the best days of the alchemist might still be ahead.

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Catalysis through the ages 1 – Birth of an industry

Catalysis is critical to many chemical processes, from digesting your food to plastic production and making beer! Catalysts could drive the clean energy revolution and much more. In the first post of a three-part series, we explore what catalysts are and how they have been instrumental in human development, from world wars to pushing the frontiers of medicine.

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Welcome to our blog!

Welcome to our new blog from the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering! Although our Institute’s name might seem quite niche and specific at first, the relevance of our work on society is anything but. Through this blog, we’ll bring you some of the stories of how our approach can revolutionise the 21st century. It has done so already in previous ones. 

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