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Chemistry
Study reveals that cobalt ions, rather than the covalent organic skeleton itself, promote catalytic activity
a) Schematic diagram of the synthesis of TpBpy-Co COF. b) PXRD patterns of TpBpy and TpBpy-Co (Cu Kα1). c) N2 adsorption (filled) and desorption (empty) isotherm profiles at 77 K. Credit: Advanced Science (2024). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202413555 Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are less stable catalysts than previously thought, but they maintain high activity. COFs are promising designer catalysts, including in the…
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Biology
Dinosaur skeleton sold for 6 million euros at Paris sale
The buyer promised to donate the Apatosaurus, nicknamed Vulcan, to a museum. A 22-metre (70-foot) dinosaur skeleton sold for 6 million euros (about 640 million yen) on Saturday, AFP heard from auction houses Colins du Bocage and Barbarossa. An anonymous collector has bought a vegetarian Apatosaurus rex unearthed in the United States for 4.7 million euros, or 6 million euros…
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