By Lindsay Brownell (BOSTON) — An international coalition of researchers from the United States and Italy has discovered a novel strain of cyanobacteria, or algae, isolated from volcanic ocean vents that is especially adept at growing rapidly in the presence…

The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, say their solar-powered reactor could be used to make fuel to power cars and planes, or the many chemicals and pharmaceuticals products we rely on.

Researchers have successfully developed a new carbon-negative material using seawater, electricity and carbon dioxide. The material can store half its weight in trapped CO₂ and could be used as an ingredient in concrete and cement.

Researchers are developing a living material that actively extracts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photosynthetic cyanobacteria grow inside it, forming biomass and solid minerals and thus binding CO2 in two different manners.