Cartoon Illustration of Micromotors Removing Carbon Dioxide (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Cartoon Illustration of Micromotors Removing Carbon Dioxide

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Nanoengineers have invented tiny tube-shaped micromotors that zoom around in water and efficiently remove carbon dioxide. The surfaces of the micromotors are functionalized with the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, which enables the motors to help rapidly convert carbon dioxide to calcium carbonate.

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Laboratory for Nanobioelectronics, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

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