A research group from Skoltech, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, and Tomsk Polytechnic University led by Professor Alexander Kvashnin from the Energy Transition Center and featuring PhD student Alexandra Radina conducted promising experiments in catalysis. They showed a new photocatalyst based on tungsten boride and titanium dioxide to be effective and capable of competing with noble metals. The compound is applicable in carbon dioxide conversion to methane — providing a significant boost in chemical reaction efficiency — and is much cheaper than the gold, platinum, and palladium used today. The discovery has been featured on Indicator (RUS) and Scoop (ENG).