A century of extra carbon dioxide boosts photosynthesis in tropical trees
The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is rising rapidly, with numerous negative consequences for the climate. However, ...
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BHP mine shows how tailings can become a climate change-fighting ‘superpower’
Arca is trialling with BHP use of mining tailings to absorb greenhouse gases which could remove bulk carbon dioxide from the ...
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Nanoscale tin catalyst discovery paves the way for sustainable CO2 conversion
Researchers have developed a sustainable catalyst that increases its activity during use while converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products. This discovery offers a blueprint for designing ...
Enzymes are the engines of life—machine learning could help scientists design new ones
Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability that has captured the ...
IIT Dhanbad students develop low-cost green tech to trap carbon dioxide
The team fetched them the first prize at the Pan-India IIT Hackathon of Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry as part of ...
Transition metal-free catalyst promises greener, efficient ammonia synthesis
As the world moves toward sustainability, the demand for efficient alternatives across industries continues to grow. Ammonia, ...
Unexpected Discovery Leads to a Catalyst That Improves Over Time
Scientists have developed a revolutionary catalyst that not only converts CO2 into valuable products but actually increases in activity over time. Made from tin microparticles on a nanotextured carbon ...
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Scientists use waste CO2 and microwaves to produce high-energy plasma in seconds
A group of scientists has developed special CO2-derived carbon nanotubes that can generate sustained plasma almost instantly ...
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Nanoscale tin catalyst discovery paves the way for sustainable CO2 conversion
Dr Madasamy Thangamuthu, a research fellow at the University of Nottingham co-led the research team, he said: “A successful electrocatalyst must strongly bond to the CO2 molecule and efficiently ...
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Green Ammonia Production with a Transition-Metal-Free Catalyst
Ba-Si orthosilicate oxynitride-hydride shows promise as a transition metal-free catalyst for ammonia synthesis, paving the ...
AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics
Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...