Solid catalysts speed up many industrial chemical reactions and steer them towards making desired products. A microscopy technique could reveal the changes in composition that catalysts undergo as they perform.
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Bell, A. Watching catalysts at work. Nature 456, 185–186 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/456185a
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