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Chemistry World October 1, 2010 Hayley Birch	On-off catalyst mimics enzyme function US and Japanese researchers have created an enzyme-like catalyst whose activity can be switched on or off using small molecules.
Chemistry World June 5, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Cheaper Catalysts Designed by Computer Researchers have used computer calculations to discover cheap alloys that selectively catalyse an industrial reaction better than the current expensive systems.
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