In recent years, many engineers and material scientists have been trying to develop sustainable energy solutions that could help to mitigate climate change on Earth. This includes carbon capture technologies, which are specifically ...
How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere? New findings suggest a promising answer lies in a simple, economical and potentially reusable ...
Materials Science
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As the world warms and extreme weather events mount, governments and corporations have been called on to address climate change by top officials, climate scientists and activists and to curb levels of heating.
Environment
Oct 31, 2022
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Direct air capture may be key to saving Earth from the effects of climate change, but there's a catch: It's really hard to do.
Nanomaterials
Oct 11, 2022
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On the shores of an island off Norway's North Sea coast, engineers are building a burial ground for unwanted greenhouse gas.
Environment
Sep 4, 2022
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Wherever the production of harmful greenhouse gases cannot be prevented, they should be converted into something useful: this approach is called "carbon capture and utilization." Special catalysts are needed for this. Until ...
Materials Science
Sep 1, 2022
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Researchers have solved a key hurdle in greener manufacturing, carbon capture, energy storage and gas purification—using metal oxides.
Materials Science
Sep 1, 2022
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The rolling prairie lands of northeastern Wyoming have been a paradise of lush, knee-deep grass for sheep, cattle and pronghorn antelope this summer.
Environment
Aug 15, 2022
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Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine—the main component of Formica—chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks, a key goal for the United States and ...
Materials Science
Aug 5, 2022
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When politicians talk about reaching "net zero" emissions, they're often counting on trees or technology that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. What they don't mention is just how much these proposals or geoengineering ...
Environment
Jul 20, 2022
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