Caltech scientists accelerate part of carbon sequestration process by 500 times

Carbon sequestration, or removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it long-term, could help us fight climate change. It's a complex chemical reaction, but a team of scientists led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) just made a breakthrough in speeding up a slow part of the reaction. Study co-author Jess Adkins said, "This is one of those rare moments in the arc of one's career where you just go, 'I just discovered something no one ever knew." Related:

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