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Model of a graphene sheet: sheets of one-atom thick carbon atoms in a hexagonal arrangement

Scientists just accidentally discovered a process that turns CO2 directly into ethanol

Source: Science Alert

Excess carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere is causing extinctions, killing coral reefs, and feeding global warming. Scientists recently stumbled onto a remarkably simple solution.

This entry was posted in Responses to Change and tagged Current Events, Science & Nature on January 1, 2017 by Mikki Gibson.

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