Direct air capture, the technology to snag carbon dioxide emissions from thin air, has always been contentious. It requires giant fans to blow large volumes of air across expensive sorbent materials ...

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - MAY 24: A bank of fans draws air through specialized filters at Climeworks' Mammoth carbon removal plant on May 24, 2024 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Considered the largest direct-air ...

Sucking CO2 out of the air is still a very costly endeavor, but one company has taken a big stride toward making the technology commercially viable. Sucking CO2 out of the air is still a very costly ...

A nanofiber air filter developed at the University of Chicago could turn existing building ventilation into carbon-capture devices while cutting homeowners’ energy costs. A life-cycle analysis shows ...

With a newly developed nanofiber filter, air conditioners, heaters and other ventilation systems could remove airborne carbon dioxide while cutting energy costs. (Nanowerk News) A nanofiber air filter ...

Up to $12 million is available for researchers to prove commercial viability of new technology with the ‘goal of industry deployment.’ Industrial facilities that filter carbon dioxide from the ...

Directly capturing CO2 from the air has become one of the most talked about tools in the fight against climate change. But much of the conversation revolves around a single, seemingly magical number: ...

Direct air capture — geoengineering technology that draws carbon dioxide from the air, allowing it to be stored in geologic formations or used by industry — is being heavily hyped as a climate ...