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PostAugust 19, 2019

How nanoparticles that harvest light could curb climate emissions

Syzygy Plasmonics is developing a method to reduce emissions from chemical manufacturing by utilizing light, instead of heat, to power reactions. In this article, James Temple, MIT Technology Review's senior editor for energy, explains how chemical production contributes to carbon dioxide emissions, and what Syzygy's technology can do for the industry and the climate.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614186/how-nanoparticles-that-harves…

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