[ad_1] MIT engineers draw inspiration from plant life to create a new polymer that "grows" through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide. The material, a substance resembling a synthetic gel designed by …
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[ad_1] Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyzed by iron carbide ε: production of hydrocarbons without CO2. Credit: Robin J. P. Broos & Emiel J. M. Hensen The world's energy consumption forecasts predict that coal will …
Read More »Huh? Carbon dioxide emissions increase the risk of satellite collisions
[ad_1] In February 2009, two space satellites orbiting at a speed of nearly 17,000 km / h hit an altitude of 482 miles above Siberia. One of them was an operational American …
Read More »Technology that extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turns it into valuable chemicals and fuels – ScienceDaily
[ad_1] The burning of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas releases carbon into the atmosphere as CO2 while the production of methanol and other valuable fuels and chemicals requires a …
Read More »Across the Arctic, bubbling lakes are spreading carbon dioxide, methane and other dangerous greenhouse gases
[ad_1] ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, ALASKA – Katey Walter Anthony has studied some 300 lakes in the Arctic tundra. But sitting on the edge of her latest discovery, the Arctic expert said …
Read More »MIT's lithium-carbon dioxide battery generates energy and solidifies carbon
[ad_1] "What we showed for the first time is that this technique activates carbon dioxide for easier electrochemistry," says Betar Gallant, an author of the study. "These two chemistries – aqueous amines …
Read More »A new battery engulfs carbon dioxide even before reaching the atmosphere
[ad_1] The lithium battery could use greenhouse gases even before reaching the atmosphere. Written by David L. Chandler, MIT News A new type of battery developed by MIT researchers could consist in …
Read More »NASA is offering $ 1 million to turn carbon dioxide into sugar and other compounds.
[ad_1] Seeking to turn planet Mars carbon into useful compounds like sugar, NASA offers up to $ 1 million to anyone who can solve the problem. The riddle is that spaceships going …
Read More »NASA Opens $ 1 Million Public Contest to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Sugar on Mars
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Read More »Rising levels of carbon dioxide threaten monarchs: study
[ad_1] Washington, 11 Jul (PTI) Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere pose an unknown threat to monarch butterflies, reducing the medicinal properties of milkweed plants that protect iconic insects from diseases. Milkweed …
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