By studying materials down to the atomic level, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have found a way to make catalysts more efficient and environmentally friendly. The results have been published in Nature Communications. The methods can be used to improve many different types of catalysts.
The Renewable Energy and the Environment Congress will be held on 11-15 November 2012 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The congress consists of 4 collocated meetings, which cover optics and photonics in energy generation and conservation.
The event is being organised under the auspices of the Optical Society of America (OSA).
The 4 meetings of the congress will be: Optical Instrumentation for Energy & Environmental Applications (E2); Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics (V); Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR); …