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Researchers have invented a device that electronically converts one metal so that it behaves like another for use as a catalyst in chemical reactions. The

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A group of energy researchers headed by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has developed a game-changing device that electronically transforms one metal into behaving like another, allowing it to be used as a catalyst to accelerate chemical reactions.