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Joseph Shavit
Jun 5, 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
Joseph Shavit
May 29, 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.
Joseph 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
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph 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.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 29, 2022
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.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 28, 2022
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.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 7, 2021
In Iceland, CO2 sucked from the air is turned to rock
At the foot of an Icelandic volcano, a newly-opened plant is sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it to rock.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 18, 2021
Increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere teaches old oaks new tricks
Mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to a third in response to the raised CO2 levels around the world.
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