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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Amy Bilton

CREATE grant puts sensing, data and analytics in the service of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

News December 16, 2025

In this prototype carbon capture apparatus, a solution of potassium hydroxide is wicked up into polypropylene fibres; circulating air evaporates the water in the solution, concentrating it to very high levels. The white crystals are nearly pure potassium carbonate, formed from carbon removed directly from air. (photo by Dongha Kim)

New ‘rock candy’ technique offers a simpler, less costly way to capture carbon directly from air

News November 27, 2025