Clean, sustainable fuels made ‘from thin air’ and plastic waste

3 years ago by deathbird to c/science

Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes – or even directly from the air – and transformed into clean,

tegs_terry 4 points 3 years ago

I always take these 'scientists discover...' articles with a pinch of salt, but Cambridge is pretty encouraging.

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SJ_Zero 2 points 3 years ago

"Scientists discover" isn't the story you're really looking for, it's "Engineers design and tradespeople build a scalable pilot plant".

Scientists long have discovered ways to transmute lead into gold. The only problem is they have to do it one atom at a time at massive expense using the world's most expensive equipment. They discovered how to do it, but it isn't worth doing for something as pedestrian as gold.

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tegs_terry 2 points 3 years ago

Agreed. Likely it's just another dead-end.

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queermunist 3 points 3 years ago

"Yes, ordinary water, laced with nothing more than a few spoonfuls of LSD."

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jafffacakelemmy 1 point 3 years ago

Always think of where the energy contained in the fuel has come from. Thin air? Hmmmm