Chemists at UCLA have created a "gene" that might capture CO2 and help control CO2 emissions.
"UCLA chemists report creating a synthetic "gene" that could capture … carbon dioxide emissions, which contribute to global warming, rising sea levels and the increased acidity of oceans."
" … taken organic and inorganic units and combined them into a synthetic crystal which codes information in a DNA-like manner … no means as sophisticated as DNA, but it is certainly new in chemistry and materials science."
" … could lead to cleaner energy, including technology that factories and cars can use to capture carbon dioxide before it reaches the atmosphere."
" … invented a class of materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), sometimes described as crystal sponges … openings on the nanoscale … which … can store gases that are usually difficult to store and transport. …"
Via: UCLA LINK