Artificial Leaves that Mimic Natural Leaves Out of the Lab, Ready to Enter the world to Capture CO2
Image Credit: Meenesh Singh/UIC
Eliminating carbon dioxide from the air remains top strategy to tackle global warming & researchers are constantly searching for ways to do it. Scientists from Chicago invented a promising technology - Artificial Leaf that is capable of converting CO2 &water into carbohydrates in the real world. It is enveloped in a special membrane that allows it to function even outside just like a natural leaf & has been successful.