...and probably emits ten times that much carbon to produce. :-/
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But also causes cancer or a zombie apocalypse
well, I didn't see that in there, unless I missed something? :)
The paper can be accessed from this site: https://yaghi.berkeley.edu/publications.html
The molecular structure of the powder:
The notable thing seems to not be that it can absorb (and desorb) CO~2~, but that it can undergo hundreds of cycles with little degredation.
I'm not a chemist, but from what I can tell it's created using cesium salt as a precursor or catalyst. This doesn't sound like something punks can safely mix in a bathtub.
🎶 watched the scientists throw up their hands conceding, “progress will resolve it all” 🎶