PtSn in a mesoporous silica shell is an efficient catalyst for furfural hydrogenation

Encapsulated Intermetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts

Fireproofing the Dust
Flame retardants from consumer electronic products are present in household dust, raising health concerns

A Better, Lighter Deicer
Graphene stacks in an epoxy matrix make a conductive composite that melts ice on aircraft wings

Death by Peroxide for Cancer Cells
Five-membered ring organic peroxide is cytotoxic to cancer cells by ferroptosis, not apoptosis

Nondestructive Virus Detection
Nanohole fibers made of quartz glass permit nondestructive detection of viruses

A New Twist for Quantum Dots
Cysteine ligands cause graphene quantum dots to form left- and right-handed helices

Tilted Levitation Solves MagLev Problem
Tilting a magnetic levitation tube increases the range of densities it can measure tenfold

Magnesium-Powered Magnetism
New geological model provides missing information on what drives Earth's magnetic dynamo

Electricity from Heartbeats
Piezoelectric microgenerators could use the body's movements to power biomedical implants

Fire-Retardant Graphene Foams
Ultralight compressible foam outperforming traditional flame-retardant materials