Nano knowledge could improve catalysis

Improvements to catalysis and additive manufacturing techniques could be made possible following UK research into the way nanoparticles melt.
Shape changes in Au nanoclusters, indicating cluster surface melting at high temperatures. Images of two individual clusters containing 561 and 2530 atoms are shown (Image: Swansea University)Although melting behaviour is known to change at the nanoscale, the way nanoparticles melt has remained an open question.
Now, in a paper published in Nature Communic