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A new method transforms a "persistent environmental liability" into a much-desired resource, the researchers say.

As the US–Israel war on Iran escalates, so too does the global oil crisis. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas flows, and the ...

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If the sustainable-chemistry world has a holy grail, it’s turning carbon dioxide from threat into feedstock. And two start-ups are reporting advances in their quest to make CO 2 a feedstock for fuel: ...