Earth’s atmosphere can clean itself, study finds
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could change the way we think about air pollution.
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JJ Shavit
- Apr 10
Earth’s atmosphere can clean itself, groundbreaking study finds
Scientists from University of California, Irvine have made a groundbreaking discovery that could change the way we think about air pollution
JJ Shavit
- Mar 6
Groundbreaking study links electric vehicle use to health and the environment
Study documents the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use data to link electric cars, pollution and health.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 6
First real-world study links electric vehicle use to health and the environment
The first-ever study showed that electric cars are associated with real-world reductions in both air pollution and respiratory problems.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 8, 2022
Groundbreaking material can scrub carbon dioxide from power plant smokestacks
How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere?
JJ Shavit
- Aug 1, 2022
Eco-friendly technology recycles mixed waste into premium plastics
Researchers have now demonstrated how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 21, 2022
Modified rail cars clean air of CO2 and help mitigate climate change
New research shows rail systems around the world could be harnessed to help mitigate climate change and clean our air of CO2.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 25, 2022
Apocalyptic global warming scenarios no longer plausible, study finds
This is cautiously optimistic good news with respect to where the world is today, compared to where we thought we might be.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 25, 2022
Reducing air pollution important for healthy brain development in children
Study finds that having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children
JJ Shavit
- Jun 6, 2022
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
JJ Shavit
- May 30, 2022
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.
JJ Shavit
- May 20, 2022
Remarkable new material captures toxic pollutants from air
New material is capable of capturing trace amounts of benzene, a toxic pollutant, from the air and crucially use less energy
JJ Shavit
- May 11, 2022
Carbon diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air
Traditional diamond mining is fraught with problems, from worker exploitation to deforestation and water pollution.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 23, 2022
Using Hundred-Year-Old Chemistry to Capture Carbon Directly From Air
Power plants and other industrial facilities often spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere like a leaky faucet.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 20, 2022
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.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 20, 2022
Factory sucks CO2 from the air and turns it to rock
A newly-opened plant is sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it to rock, locking away the main culprit behind global warming.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 8, 2022
Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity
Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 5, 2022
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.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 12, 2022
New self-driving electric car sucks up air pollution as it drives
If you pictured cars in the future as sleek, glass-covered, EVs with the ability to clean pollution, then you pictured Airo.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 5, 2022
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.
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