Tech
Engineers cook up a new way to tackle CO2: Make baking soda
Engineers have found a material that can collect carbon dioxide from the air. When later mixed with water, it forms baking soda that can be shed in the sea.
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- Science & Society
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- Physics
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- Chemistry
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- Physics
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- Chemistry
Lego-like way to snap molecules together wins 2022 chemistry Nobel
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- Animals
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- Chemistry
Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of pollutants into water
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