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Scientists Design and Synthesize Denary Oxide Nanoparticles as Highly Stable Catalysts
Fischell Institute researcher Liangbing Hu (CMI, MSE, ME, MEII) led a team which developed a novel strategy to design and synthesize a library of multi-elemental oxide (MEO) nanoparticles (up to 10 cations) with tunable composition, size and structure.
Before this, the composition of existing oxide nanoparticles has been constrained to a maximum of five metal cations and is limited by conventional methods. Conventional approaches adopt relatively low temperature and near-equilibrium conditions for synthesis, which are incapable of efficiently mixing more elements.
“We are very excited for the new opportunities of high entropy catalysts," said Hu. "The mixing rules that we identified by the unique thermal shock synthesis will open up a broad range of new materials compositions that were not possible before.”
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Milton Featured in NPR Piece Highlighting 2020 as a Watershed Year for Virus Transmission Research
Fischell Institute researcher Don Milton (School of Public Health) spoke with Shots, NPR's online health news channel, about 2020's role as a watershed year for virus transmission research. The article notes that Milton "has spent a quarter-century thinking about the transmission of respiratory viruses through the air and has published studies showing that better ventilation in offices and dormitories is associated with a lower risk of virus transmission."
The article goes on to note that Milton hopes the experience of this past year "will lead to better engineering solutions being put in place to improve the overall safety of houses and other indoor spaces."
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