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A stable home

By grafting oxide nano-islands onto oxide supports, the sintering resistance of metal nanoparticles at high temperature is increased, enabling consistent stability for high-temperature dry methane reforming.

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Fig. 1: Strategy for making stable supported nanoparticle catalysts.

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Medlin, J.W. A stable home. Nat. Mater. 24, 810–811 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02190-1

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