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Nature 439, 136-137 (12 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/439136a; Published online 11 January 2006

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Industrial chemists are borrowing techniques from drug researchers to track down materials with desirable properties. Andrea Chipman reports.

High energy prices and environmental worries are accelerating the hunt for good catalysts. Luckily, industrial chemists have found an unexpected tool to aid their search for better materials to speed up chemical reactions.