New Sorbent Absorber captures times more Carbon Dioxide
Environment and Climate

New Sorbent (Absorbent) captures 3x more CO₂

The new sorbents have three times the capacity to absorb carbon dioxide from the air than existing ones. The sorbent also converts carbon dioxide into sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, which can be safely retained in the oceans when exposed to seawater. International [more…]

Silicon Carbide Growing Method
SCIENCE

Silicon Carbide Growing Method

By adapting a technique for graphene production, the researchers developed a 2-dimensional honeycomb material that is predicted to have advantageous mechanical, thermal and optical properties. a single honeycomb arrangement [more…]

Isotope Tracking in the Upper Atmosphere
Astronomy

Isotope Tracking in the Upper Atmosphere

Biochemical activities leave "fingerprints" in the Earth's atmosphere. As a result of isotope-dependent effects in photosynthesis, respiration, and other biochemical activities, a fingerprint has a higher oxygen-16 concentration compared to the predominant oxygen isotope (18O). [more…]