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    Cotton fabric filter key to low-cost, effective carbon capture
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 6

    Cotton fabric filter key to low-cost, effective carbon capture

    Researchers found they could filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates using a proposed new textile-based filter
    Fastest carbon dioxide catcher is 99% efficient, lightning fast, and easily recyclable
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 30

    Fastest carbon dioxide catcher is 99% efficient, lightning fast, and easily recyclable

    Researchers have developed a new carbon capture system which removes CO2 directly from the atmosphere with unprecedented performance.
    Low-cost battery-like device absorbs CO2 emissions while it charges
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 21

    Low-cost battery-like device absorbs CO2 emissions while it charges

    Researchers have developed a low-cost device that can selectively capture carbon dioxide gas while it charges.
    Carbon diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 11

    Carbon diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air

    Traditional diamond mining is fraught with problems, from worker exploitation to deforestation and water pollution.
    Revolutionary technology removes 99% of carbon dioxide from air
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 20

    Revolutionary technology removes 99% of carbon dioxide from air

    Engineers demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen.
    When it comes to sucking up carbon, not all trees are equal
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 1

    When it comes to sucking up carbon, not all trees are equal

    Trees are a large part of the climate change solution, with their ability to suck carbon out of the atmosphere and store it.
    New process converts air pollution into useful products
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 19

    New process converts air pollution into useful products

    UC chemical engineers are developing new processes to convert carbon dioxide into useful products using tandem electrodes.
    Sustainable concrete captures 181% more CO2 from the atmosphere
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 16

    Sustainable concrete captures 181% more CO2 from the atmosphere

    The construction sector is a major source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide, accounting for 8% of all global emissions.
    Carbon negative diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 5

    Carbon negative diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air

    A startup called Aether is turning CO2 from the atmosphere into something new: the world’s first carbon-negative diamonds.
    New technology converts carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 14

    New technology converts carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light

    If carbon dioxide could be converted into energy, it would be killing two birds with one stone in addressing the environmental issues.
    Game-changing technology to remove 99% of carbon dioxide from air
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 5

    Game-changing technology to remove 99% of carbon dioxide from air

    Engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using an electrochemical system powered by hydrogen.
    Game-changing technology in water electrolysis for production of green hydrogen energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29

    Game-changing technology in water electrolysis for production of green hydrogen energy

    In recent times, hydrogen has drawn significant attention as a potential clean energy resource as an alternative to fossil fuels.
    Artificial leaf captures 100 times more carbon than other systems
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 28

    Artificial leaf captures 100 times more carbon than other systems

    Engineers have built a cost-effective artificial leaf that can capture carbon dioxide at rates 100 times better than current systems.
    Why aren't we going full steam with carbon capture?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 15

    Why aren't we going full steam with carbon capture?

    As early as 2005, carbon capture was identified as one of the solutions for tackling climate change. Why aren't we going full steam with it?
    Meet Pyrolysis -- the eco-friendly way to capture and store CO2
    Joshua Shavit
    • Oct 3, 2021

    Meet Pyrolysis -- the eco-friendly way to capture and store CO2

    The production of torrefied biomass through Pyrolysis —also called biocoal—is an easy and inexpensive way to capture and store CO2.
    Can we just bury our carbon dioxide problem under the sea?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 27, 2021

    Can we just bury our carbon dioxide problem under the sea?

    There's a global race to reduce the amount of harmful gases in our atmosphere to slow down the pace of climate change through carbon capture
    The good and bad of effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 16, 2021

    The good and bad of effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere

    Researchers have now investigated how effectively DACCS could be implemented with different system configurations of a certain process.
    Canadian high school grad hopes to use seawater to slow climate crisis
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 25, 2021

    Canadian high school grad hopes to use seawater to slow climate crisis

    What’s special about this project is that it takes CO2 out of the ocean, as well as the atmosphere.

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