Scientists invent a way to create CO2 fuel from a solar leaf

[steve2470]

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0801/Scientists-invent-a-way-to-create-CO2-fuel-from-a-solar-leaf

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago say the fuel from carbon dioxide can remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, and provides a sustainable type of fuel that is as cheap as a gallon of gas.

It’s often smarter to borrow from nature than reinvent the wheel.

That was the approach of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to remove carbon dioxide (CO2 ) from the atmosphere, and convert it into an efficient, inexpensive fuel.

The result: an artificial leaf that turns CO2 into fuel, which costs about as much as a gallon of gas to produce.

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Looks very cool at first glance.

[GeorgeGist]

1. Long live the Age of Fire.