First observation of how water molecules move near a metal electrode

Movements of water molecules change depending on the applied voltage

20-Dec-2023 - A collaborative team of experimental and computational physical chemists from South Korea and the United States have made an important discovery in the field of electrochemistry, shedding light on the movement of water molecules near metal electrodes. This research holds profound implications for ...

Single-atom vibrational spectroscopy now sensitive at level of chemical bonds

23-Mar-2023 - Researchers led by Prof. ZHOU Wu from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and Prof. Sokrates T. Pantelides of Vanderbilt University have pushed the sensitivity of single-atom vibrational spectroscopy to the chemical-bonding-configuration extreme, which is critical for ...

New X-ray spectroscopy explores hydrogen-generating catalyst

23-Nov-2017 - Using a newly developed technique, researchers from Japan, Germany and the U.S. have identified a key step in production of hydrogen gas by a bacterial enzyme. Understanding these reactions could be important in developing a clean-fuel economy powered by hydrogen. The team studied hydrogenases - ...

Research spotlights early signs of disease using infrared light

23-Mar-2017 - While more research is needed to confirm the findings the use of FITR could herald a fast and easy way to spot early signs of infection, cancer, and difficult to diagnose neurological conditions. The research led by Professors Peter Lay and Georges Grau used Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) ...

For the first time, scientists catch water molecules passing the proton baton

06-Dec-2016 - Water conducts electricity, but the process by which this familiar fluid passes along positive charges has puzzled scientists for decades. But an international team of researchers has finally caught water in the act -- showing how water molecules pass along excess charges and, in the process, ...