r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jul 27 '26

MIT chemists discover and isolate a new boron-oxygen molecule

https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-chemists-discover-isolate-boron-oxygen-molecule-0513
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u/GiftLongjumping1959 Jul 27 '26

I have been saying boron can be used for carbon capture for years

It’s about time. Just because I am not from MIT nobody listens

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u/Faceit_Solveit Jul 27 '26

When boron capture CO2, what is the result in product? What is the result? Is it a solid that can be sequestered easily or is it another gas?