Technological solutions for the CO2 emission into the atmosphere should include variety of approaches as there is no one “silver bullet” solution. In this work…
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On the right is a porous anodized aluminum oxide membrane. The left side shows the same membrane after coating it with a thin layer of…
Rubisco is the most abundant enzyme on the planet. Present in plants, cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) and other photosynthetic organisms, it’s central to…
Earth’s oceans help to slow global warming by absorbing carbon from our atmosphere – but fully observing this crucial process in the upper ocean and…
An artist’s rendering of a new electrocatalytic process that can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory A research team led…
Embedded coolant channels within the intensified device reduce the column temperature due to the heat produced during the forward reaction. Credit: Michelle Lehman/ORNL, U.S. Dept.…
Concordia research station in Antarctica at 3233 m asl. Credit: © Thibaut Vergoz, Institut polaire français. A new measurement technology developed at the University of…
Credit: Chris Fogwill, Author provided As the world warmed from the last ice age, a rise in carbon dioxide levels stalled for nearly 2,000 years.…
Ecosystem ecologist and post-doctoral fellow Kyle Arndt checking on the measurement equipment set up by SDSU in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska. New research finds that…
Douglas firs are the most abundant trees in North America. Their ecological niche spans Southern Mexico to the Northern Rockies. Warming Will Reduce Trees’ Ability…
In the improved electrolyzer, the reaction happens in a thin layer that combines a copper-based catalyst with Nafion, an ion-conducting polymer. The unique arrangement of…
Humans are helping to increase the Earth’s plant and tree cover, which absorbs carbon from the atmosphere and cools our planet. However, the boom of…
An electron microscope image shows the semiconductor nanowires. These deliver electrons to metal nanoparticles, which turn carbon dioxide and water into methane. Credit: Baowen Zhou…
A researcher collects gas samples at Soda Springs in the Philippines. Credit: University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences Diving 200 feet under…
Researchers at EPFL have patented a new concept that could cut trucks’ CO2 emissions by almost 90%. It involves capturing CO2 within the exhaust system,…
Power Plant. Credit: Oregon State University An international team co-led by an Oregon State University chemistry researcher has uncovered a better way to scrub carbon…
The new material is a bio-based hybrid foam, infused with a high amount of CO2-adsorbing ‘zeolites’ – microporous aluminosilicates. This material has been shown to…
Looking into the hard X-ray nanoprobe synchrotron chamber while measuring a response of an individual cuprous oxide particle to the exposure of carbon dioxide, water,…
A liquified natural gas tanker near shore. Because of greater supply and cheaper prices, natural gas usage has surged, accounting for 60 percent of fossil…
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite makes precise measurements of Earth’s carbon dioxide levels from space. Credit: NASA/JPL Carbon dioxide makes up 0.04% of the world’s…