> Surprisingly, it's actually the gallium that does the work of driving the desired chemical reaction, acting under the influence of platinum atoms in close pro

> Surprisingly, it's actually the gallium that does the work of driving the desired chemical reaction, acting under the influence of platinum atoms in close proximity. > Exciton Science Associate Investigator Dr. Andrew Christofferson of RMIT explained how novel these results are: "The platinum is actually a little bit below the surface and it's activating the gallium atoms around it. So the magic is happening on the gallium under the influence of platinum. This is interesting and makes me wonder what other sorts of materials could act as more efficient catalysts when modified by the presence of small amounts of platinum. Could you, for instance, deposit a sparse layer of platinum covered by an atomic level thickness of some other material in the solid phase and achieve catalysis with the cheaper coating?