catalytic
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Existing methods for making hydrogen from water often rely on electrocatalysis, which uses electricity to drive the catalytic reaction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
The chemicals firm produces catalytic converters for combustion engines, and higher energy prices accelerate the shift to electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Carlos Alberto Steren used nuclear magnetic resonance to investigate the aluminum catalytic sites.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We want to make sure that our investments are catalytic and are demonstrating proof of concept about new models that can work,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
This demand was satisfied by another catalytic event: the rollout of Windows 95, which shipped fifteen days after Netscape took its stock public.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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