RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT

Manganese’s resilience is key to its use as a catalyst

Oct. 21, 2025
Manganese’s resilience is key to its use as a catalyst

Reference：Oxygen evolution electrocatalysis resilient to voltage fluctuations

Nanostructures in the deep ocean floor hint at life’s origin

Oct. 3, 2024
Nanostructures in the deep ocean floor hint at life’s origin

Reference：Osmotic energy conversion in serpentinite-hosted deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

Manganese sprinkled with iridium: a quantum leap in green hydrogen production

May 10, 2024
Manganese sprinkled with iridium: a quantum leap in green hydrogen production

Reference：Atomically dispersed hexavalent iridium oxide as oxygen evolution catalysts for PEM water electrolysis

Longer-lasting and more sustainable green hydrogen production

May 7, 2024
Longer-lasting and more sustainable green hydrogen production

Reference：Acid-stable manganese oxides for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

Simple relation for optimizing enzyme reaction rates

Dec. 13, 2023
Simple relation for optimizing enzyme reaction rates

Reference：Thermodynamic principle to enhance enzymatic activity using the substrate affinity

One catalyst generates four nitrogen-containing products at high selectivities

Dec. 8, 2022
One catalyst generates four nitrogen-containing products at high selectivities

Reference：Regulation of the electrocatalytic nitrogen cycle based on sequential proton–electron transfer

Cracking green hydrogen energy

Jun. 24, 2022
Cracking green hydrogen energy

Reference：Enhancing the stability of cobalt spinel oxide towards sustainable oxygen evolution in acid

A new, sustainable way to make hydrogen for fuel cells and fertilizers

Feb. 15, 2022
A new, sustainable way to make hydrogen for fuel cells and fertilizers

Reference：Enhancing the stability of cobalt spinel oxide towards sustainable oxygen evolution in acid

Nickel atom aids carbon dioxide reduction

May 20, 2021
Nickel atom aids carbon dioxide reduction

Reference：In situ FTIR study of CO₂ reduction on inorganic analogues of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase

A friendlier way to deal with nitrate pollution

Apr. 3, 2020
A friendlier way to deal with nitrate pollution

Reference：Enzyme mimetic active intermediates for nitrate reduction in neutral aqueous media

Scientists recalculate the optimum binding energy for heterogeneous catalysis

Oct. 18, 2019
Scientists recalculate the optimum binding energy for heterogeneous catalysis

Reference：Shift of the Optimum Binding Energy at Higher Rates of Catalysis

Manganese water-splitting catalyst shows promise for future hydrogen economy

Jun. 7, 2019
Manganese water-splitting catalyst shows promise for future hydrogen economy

Reference：Stable potential windows for long-term electrocatalysis by manganese oxides under acidic conditions

A nature-inspired electrocatalyst holds promise for denitrification

Jun. 8, 2018
A nature-inspired electrocatalyst holds promise for denitrification

Reference：Selective electrocatalytic reduction of nitrite to dinitrogen based on decoupled proton−electron transfer

Smaller is better for water-splitting catalyst

Apr. 14, 2017
Smaller is better for water-splitting catalyst

Reference：Mechanistic investigation of water oxidation catalyzed by uniform, assembled MnO nanoparticles

Probing the stability of photosynthesis

Mar. 10, 2017
Probing the stability of photosynthesis

Reference：Stability of organic compounds on the oxygen-evolving center of photosystem II and manganese oxide water oxidation catalysts

Bioinspired catalyst splits water

Aug. 8, 2014
Bioinspired catalyst splits water

Reference：Regulating proton-coupled electron transfer for efficient water splitting by manganese oxides at neutral pH

Insights from nature for more efficient water splitting

Jun. 30, 2014
Insights from nature for more efficient water splitting

Reference：Regulating Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer for Efficient Water Splitting by Manganese Oxides at Neutral pH

Natural deep-sea batteries

Oct. 25, 2013
Natural deep-sea batteries

Reference：Generation of electricity and illumination by an environmental fuel cell in deep-sea hydrothermal vents

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