Research Summaries

Various catalysts can be used in the hydrodeoxygenation process, which removes oxygen-containing compounds or oxygenates, but the best catalysts

Lignocellulosic biomass is the largest source of organic matter on Earth, making it a promising renewable feedstock for producing biofuels and

A team of scientists, including a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)−supported researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has studied the

Biological production of chemicals and fuels using microbial transformation of sustainable carbon sources, such as pretreated and saccharified

Towards the development of high-speed electronic devices that are usually constrained to conventional semiconductors, researchers led by Michigan

Black phosphorus is a natural layered semiconductor and is a promising candidate for electronic, optical, and optoelectronic applications.

Molecular hydrogen (H2) is an eco-friendly fuel because only waste water is produced when it is burned in combustion engines or used in

Researchers at the University of Michigan discovered a method for direct conversion, at room temperature, of copper selenide to copper silver

A series of tabletop laser systems are being developed to bridge the materials characterization gap between conventional laser-based systems and

Some liquid metals have been observed to transform uniform solid alloys into complex structures–-a process that is not well understood. In