More Efficient Carbon Capture: Cleaning Up the Atmosphere With Quantum Computing
A quantum computing algorithm could identify better compounds for more efficient carbon capture. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no…
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MIT Breakthrough: How To Efficiently Remove Carbon Dioxide From the Ocean
A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air….
Putting Carbon Dioxide to Good – Scientists Use Electrochemistry To Convert Carbon to Useful Molecules
A joint effort in chemistry has resulted in an innovative method for utilizing carbon dioxide in a positive – even beneficial – manner: through electrosynthesis,…
Sources of CO2 Emissions Pinpointed on Earth by NASA Space Missions
A case study involving Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant shows space-based observations can be used to track carbon dioxide emissions – and reductions – at…
A Golden Solution to Pollution? Scientists Have Developed a New Method of Reducing Carbon Dioxide
The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO) through electrochemical reactions has the potential to reduce pollution levels by removing CO2 from the…
A Solution to Excess CO2? New Study Proposes Fertilizing the Ocean
Iron-based fertilizer in the form of nanoparticles has the potential to store excess carbon dioxide in the ocean. An international team of researchers led by…
New Technology Creates Carbon-Neutral Chemicals Out of Thin Air
According to research from the University of Surrey, it is possible to capture CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into chemicals that are typically…
CO2 in Deep Earth May Play Larger Role in Climate Change Than Previously Assumed
According to a new study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), CO2 in the deep Earth may be more active than…
Increasing Levels of CO2 Results in Less Nutritious Crops
Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral deficiency in plants resulting in less nutritious crops. For years, one of the only possible bright sides of increasing levels…
How Chemistry Makes Carbon Dioxide Removal Possible [Video]
Over the last couple of hundred years, the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has skyrocketed. Scientists predict that if we don’t remove at…
TanSat Successfully Detects Human-Caused CO2 for the First Time
An international research team has identified carbon dioxide from human activities by analyzing measurements from the TanSat mission and the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor mission. This…
MIT Chemical Engineers Are Cracking the Carbon Removal Challenge
Verdox, founded by MIT chemical engineers and winner of an XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award, is working to move the needle on climate change. By…
Using DNA To Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Products
MIT Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a significant product of…
Not Just Bread and Beer: Microbes Can Ferment Carbon Dioxide To Make Fuel
Scientists Mapped Out a “Bicyclic Carbon Fixation” Pathway for Speeding Up Gas Fermentation in Specialized Bacteria Bakers ferment the dough for a well-risen loaf of…
Turning Plastic Waste Into Carbon-Capture Master That Can Soak Up Excess Carbon Dioxide
Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master. Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up excess…
New Research Shows Plants Are Photosynthesizing More in Response to More CO2 in the Atmosphere
Plants Buy Us Time to Slow Climate Change – But Not Enough to Stop It New research from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley shows that…
Carbon Dioxide Reactor Synthesizes Martian Fuel
A gas station on Mars? Chemical engineers envision the possibilities. Engineers at the University of Cincinnati are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to…
Tropical Forests in Africa’s Mountains Store More Carbon Than Previously Thought – But They’re Disappearing Fast
Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being…
