MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other products.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Nov. 13, 2024 ~8 min

Humans can’t adapt fast enough for climate change

Humans cannot adapt fast enough to keep up with climate change at the rate it's happening today and in the future, researchers say.

U. Arizona • futurity
Sept. 30, 2024 ~8 min


Mars’ missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight

A new study shows Mars’ early thick atmosphere could be locked up in the planet’s clay surface.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 25, 2024 ~8 min

Study: Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere

New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean’s role in storing carbon.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
July 8, 2024 ~8 min

Catalyst turns CO2 into renewable fuel

Researchers have created a catalyst material that converts carbon dioxide into renewable fuels such as methanol.

Juan Ochoa-U. Michigan • futurity
May 7, 2024 ~4 min

Engineers find a new way to convert carbon dioxide into useful products

A catalyst tethered by DNA boosts the efficiency of the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO, a building block for many chemical compounds.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
March 27, 2024 ~6 min

Study finds lands used for grazing can worsen or help climate change

Too much livestock on a given amount of land can lead to carbon losses, but appropriate numbers can actually help sequester the carbon.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
March 15, 2024 ~10 min

New method uses light to capture carbon dioxide

A new method to remove CO2 from the atmosphere involves molecules that become acidic when exposed to light.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 12, 2024 ~7 min


What’s the best way to store carbon dioxide?

Capturing and storing carbon dioxide in recycled concrete aggregate or geological reservoirs is feasible and has a positive carbon footprint.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Dec. 12, 2023 ~6 min

Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide

The approach directly converts the greenhouse gas into formate, a solid fuel that can be stored indefinitely and could be used to heat homes or power industries.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 30, 2023 ~8 min

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