Closing the carbon cycle: Unraveling the roles of light and heat in CO₂ photocatalysis

Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities are the largest contributor to global warming. According to the ...

The Best Smart Smoke Alarms—and Why You Still Need at Least One Dumb Alarm

Every smart smoke alarm I’ve tested has one potentially fatal flaw, trading fewer nuisance alarms for a risky sensor strategy ...

Multitasking quantum sensors can measure several properties at once

A special class of sensors leverages quantum properties to measure tiny signals at levels that would be impossible using ...
CNET

I'm Obsessed With Ikea's Slimmed-Down Approach to Home Security

Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security technology for over a dozen years, explaining the latest features, privacy tricks, and top recommendations. With degrees ...
New Scientist

Ants capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into armour

An ant that can turn carbon dioxide in the air into dolomite stone in its exoskeleton may hold clues to how humans can sequester greenhouse gases to avert climate disaster. Fungus-farming ants forage ...
Nanowerk

Water replaces complex receptor molecules in carbon nanotube gas sensor

Three cheap hygroscopic salt solutions on carbon nanotube sensors distinguish nine toxic gases, including warfare agents, without engineered receptor molecules. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Many toxic gases, ...
WFTV

22 students hospitalized after CO2 incident at Winter Haven school

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Cypress Junction Montessori School in Winter Haven was evacuated today after a carbon dioxide detector alarm was triggered. A total of 22 students were transported to Winter Haven ...
Yale Environment 360

Sweetening the deal for sustainability — while removing carbon dioxide

Here’s a novel pathway to a more sustainable planet: carbo-loading for the public good. In a new study published in Nature Synthesis, chemists at Yale and the University of California-Berkeley have ...