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Joseph Shavit

New technology captures more carbon dioxide than a forest the size of Germany

0.5% of global carbon emissions could be captured during the crushing process of rocks used in construction, by crushing them in CO2 gas.

Joseph Shavit

Breakthrough liquid metal material could revolutionize high-value technologies

Researchers developed a technique that uses liquid metal to create an elastic material that is impervious to both gases and liquids.

Joseph Shavit

Porsche is replacing gasoline with eFuel made from CO2, water and wind energy

Many gas-powered vehicles will be on the roads for decades to come, and eFuels offer the owners a nearly carbon-neutral alternative.

Joseph Shavit

Brocolli gas provides compelling evidence of life on other planets

These types of gases are made when organisms add a carbon and three hydrogen atoms to an undesirable chemical element.

Joseph Shavit

Scientists discover how the Earth and moon formed

Scientists use modern rocks, moon samples and meteorites to figure out when and how the Earth and moon formed and what they had looked like.

Joseph Shavit

Quantum charging electric cars as fast as pumping gas

Whether it's photovoltaics or fusion, sooner or later, human civilization must turn to renewable energies. This is deemed inevitable.

Joseph Shavit

Unlocking the million-year energy source below our feet

There’s an abandoned coal power plant in upstate New York that most people regard as a useless relic.Paul Woskov sees things differently.

Joseph Shavit

Future wearable health tech could measure gases released from skin

A new study suggests that a wearable sensor may be able to monitor the body’s health by detecting the gases released from a person’s skin.

Joseph Shavit

Meet the man with Britain’s lowest fuel bill as he drives the world’s smallest car

Alex became the proud owner of the world's smallest car - an adorable blue Peel P50 - after seeing Jeremy Clarkson drive one on Top Gear.

Joseph Shavit

MIT scientists demonstrate for the first time how to make invisible matter

We finally have a demonstration of a quantum effect that was predicted years ago, which is capable of making invisible matter.

Joshua Shavit

How the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act is impacting today's environmental movement

When Tempest Williams revealed that she intended to keep the oil in the ground, the Bureau of Land Management canceled the leases.

Joseph Shavit

Leak-detecting quantum camera cuts oil and gas industry emissions

A new a quantum-enabled gas imaging camera will help dramatically cut environmentally damaging methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.