Solid cobalt-based catalysts are used commercially to convert carbon monoxide and hydrogen into synthetic fuels. It emerges that much more valuable chemicals can be produced by using a different form of cobalt catalyst. See Letter p.84
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Claeys, M. Cobalt gets in shape. Nature 538, 44–45 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/538044a
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