Allah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoSolar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fueltechxplore.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down16
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minus-squareTIN@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down2·10 days agoI thought ages ago about a passive technology to use solar power to capture carbon dioxide and turn it into solid form. I realised that I was trying to invent trees.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down2·10 days agoThe problem is trees are such a blight on the landscape. Nobody wants trees popping up all over the place. Not in my backyard! Imagine the dystopian future when huge areas of land are set aside and blanketed with trees in such density that you can’t even see through them.
minus-squareAtelopus-zeteki@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 days agoWow, and now look! There’s trees everywhere. Good job. Welp, let’s get some rakes and clean that stuff up.
I thought ages ago about a passive technology to use solar power to capture carbon dioxide and turn it into solid form.
I realised that I was trying to invent trees.
The problem is trees are such a blight on the landscape. Nobody wants trees popping up all over the place. Not in my backyard!
Imagine the dystopian future when huge areas of land are set aside and blanketed with trees in such density that you can’t even see through them.
Wow, and now look! There’s trees everywhere. Good job. Welp, let’s get some rakes and clean that stuff up.