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Aerodynamic Rocket Nozzle Tech Could Be Repurposed to Efficiently Capture CO2
Science It's not exactly rocket science, but the same company that builds the rocket boosters that launch the Space Shuttles into orbit has a novel idea for bringing down the cost of… It's not exactly...
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New Process Uses Genetically Modified Yeast to Turn Carbon Dioxide Emissions...
Technology A method developed at MIT and modeled after seashells could provide a new way to sequester carbon dioxide — by using it to manufacture new carbonate building materials. A method developed...
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Replacing Water With CO2, New Geothermal Scheme Sequesters While it Generates
Science Common geothermal electricity setups generally involve extracting hot water from subterranean rock formations deep inside the Earth’s crust and using that heat to turn… Common geothermal...
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Brilliant 10: The Sludge Miner
Science Scanning the genomes of an entire ecosystem will help scientists understand carbon sequestration Susannah Tringe spends a fair bit of her work time, currently for the U.S. Department of Energy...
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New Material Can Scrub Carbon Dioxide Right Out of the Air at Unprecedented...
Science If cleaning carbon dioxide from the atmosphere was easy, we'd already be doing it. But carbon capture has proven to be a tough technology to feasibly roll out on a grand… If cleaning carbon...
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Rogue Geoengineer Dumps 100 Tons Of Iron Off Canada's West Coast
Science Geoengineering is always controversial, but it's even more controversial when you don't tell anyone first. The very idea of geoengineering--large-scale tampering with the planet's natural...
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Tiny Poisonous Trees Could Fight Climate Change In The Desert
Science Like something straight out of Dune, but the boring, terraforming parts. Five German scientists have proposed a new strategy for mitigating the effects of climate change: turn coastal deserts...
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Can We Stop The Surge Of Man-Made Earthquakes?
Environment There's a whole lot more shaking going on in the Midwest lately—and humans are causing it. Last year, scientists had to redraw the U.S. map for seismic activity. There’s a whole lot more...
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Carbon capture could keep global warming in check—here's how it works
Energy Everything you need to know about CCS technology. A lot of the actions proposed in these plans are familiar: scaling up wind and solar power, building more public transit, and restoring natural...
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The Philippines wants to make planting trees a graduation requirement
Environment Maintaining that greenery will likely prove challenging. Legislators in the Philippines proposed a new graduation requirement: Before leaving elementary school, high school, and college,...
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