When experimental results don't match scientists' predictions, it's usually assumed that the predictions were wrong. But new research into materials that pull carbon dioxide directly from the air ...

Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges in the present times. Increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

Plants capture carbon dioxide naturally, using sunlight to grow and flourish. Scientists have now found inspiration from nature to develop a groundbreaking system that harnesses sunlight for capturing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israeli scientists make carbon capture faster and practical (photo credit: SHALEV SHALOM/TPS) “The goal was to understand what’s ...

Carbon capture includes methods to trap planet-warming carbon dioxide and either repurpose it or store it safely beneath the ...

University of Michigan researchers have helped develop a method to take carbon dioxide, an industrial waste product that pollutes the atmosphere and turn it into something useful: precursors to make ...

University of Toronto Engineering researchers have discovered a new way of capturing carbon directly from the air—one that could offer significant cost savings over current methods. Subscribe to our ...

Many direct air capture systems rely on heat and oxygen-sensitive materials, which can make them energy-intensive, less efficient, and less durable in real-world air conditions. Researchers devised an ...

In a study published in Nature Chemical Engineering, researchers at EPFL developed a scalable method for producing porous graphene membranes that efficiently separate carbon dioxide. A graphene ...