Researchers have discovered a better way to scrub CO2 from smokestack emissions. The international collaboration searched a library of 350,000 metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), to find structures for capturing CO2, but not water. From a shortlist of 30 MOFs, they synthesised and tested two (Nature, 2019, 576, 253).
China has announced it will prohibit the production of everyday cosmetic and personal care products containing microbeads at the end of 2020. The sale of such products will be banned after 31 December 2022, according to a government report that shapes and sets the tone for future industrial development.
US researchers suggest that an outbreak of vaping-associated lung injuries (EVALI) in 2019 was because the vapers were using cannabis oil containing vitamin E acetate.
With more renewable energy going into electricity grids, energy storage solutions are increasingly needed to balance supply and demand, Anthony King reports
Wheat harvests in Europe could increase by an extra 5t/ha, according scientists at Rothamsted Research, UK