catalytic
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By revealing chemical steps that simpler models might miss, the technique offers scientists a more complete picture of complex catalytic reactions and new opportunities to improve processes used to produce fuels and chemicals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 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
When polyethylene interacted with an aluminum catalytic site, the reaction produced a positively charged carbon ion.
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
Between 1905 and 1925, the Fly Room at Columbia was the epicenter of genetics, a catalytic chamber for the new science.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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