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catalyst

[kat-l-ist] / ˈkæt l ɪst /


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A research team led by Professor Yulong Ding from the University of Birmingham's School of Chemical Engineering has shown that these temperatures can be significantly reduced by using a perovskite catalyst.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

One promising way to produce hydrogen is through thermochemical water splitting, a process in which a catalyst separates water into hydrogen and oxygen.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The dollar and Treasury yields continue to fluctuate at elevated levels, leaving precious metals without a clear directional catalyst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“New product momentum” is the focus for Okta and that artificial intelligence-related agent identity offerings “provide an additional upside catalyst through the year,” Marshall wrote Friday.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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