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Two advances towards the vision of the “solar fuels refinery” of the future are portrayed in the front cover art that encapsulates the essence of two papers published in the new elite Wiley-VCH journal Advanced Science entitled “The Rational Design … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the Solar Fuels team on the December 2014 publication in Advanced Science of their manuscript which reports the light-assisted, gas-phase reverse water gas shift reaction. In this work we have experimentally identified the key attributes of hydroxide groups … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the Solar Fuels team on the November 2014 publication in Advanced Science of their manuscript on light-assisted, gas-phase photomethanation of CO2 to CH4 at millimole per hour per gram rates. This research has also been highlighted in Materials … Continue reading →

Congratulations to group alumnus Dr. Ludovico Cademartiri on being recognized for his scientific accomplishments. Ludovico was the recipient of a 2014 The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Award, which is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty … Continue reading →

Geoff’s latest MaterialsViews NanoChannel essay addresses the impending climate catastrophes that will become more frequent if greenhouse gas emissions continue abated. The full essay can be found here

Geoff’s latest MaterialsViews NanoChannel essay looks at how we can transition between a global economy relying on fossil fuel combustion and a Plan B that utilises gaseous CO2 as a starting carbon source for our industrial needs. The full essay … Continue reading →

Our group’s recent article on H2 evolution from Niobium based metal oxides and hydroxides has been featured on the front cover of the journal ChemSusChem (ChemSusChem, 2014, 7, 2104-2111). You can read the full article here

The second exhibit of Dr. Ozin’s media collaboration project with artist Todd Siler is about to open at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Sep 6 – Dec 20, 2014. Entitled Metaphorming Nature: Connecting Human/Nature’s Creative Potential, the project looks … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Laura Hoch for winning the Department’s CRC Graduate Student Prize in Nanochemistry!

Geoff’s latest MaterialsViews NanoChannel essay addresses the question “Is Photocatalysis Photochemical or Thermochemical? and the implications of that question to materials development for solar energy conversion. The full post can be found on the MaterialsViews website