MELBOURNE, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Emissions from coal power stations could be drastically reduced by a new, energy-efficient material that acts as a carbon "sponge," Australian scientists say.
Researchers from Monash University in Melbourne and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization said a photosensitive metal organic framework -- or MOF, a class of materials known for their exceptional capacity to store gases -- could be a powerful and inexpensive new tool to capture and store, or potentially recycle, carbon dioxide.