Thinner can be better, at least for the industrially useful catalysts known as zeolites. A technique that allows single layers of zeolites to assemble from solution opens up a plethora of practical applications.
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Corma, A. Catalysts made thinner. Nature 461, 182–183 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461182a
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