USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Carbon Dioxide News

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  Earth's Past Is Warning for the Future

  March 6, 2012

  When the Earth’s carbon dioxide level increased at a rapid rate during the Triassic-Jurassic period 200 million years ago, nearly half the ocean’s marine life became extinct. USC Dornsife geologists contributed to… more>

  categories: graduate, research, graduate research

  tags: alumni, biological sciences, carbon dioxide, david bottjer, earth sciences, fossils, geology, natural sciences, ocean, publication, rowan martindale, sarah greene, study, travel

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  Material Cleans Carbon Dioxide from the Air

  January 19, 2012

  A team of USC scientists has developed an easy-to-make material that can scrub large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air. One day in the future, large artificial trees made from the material could be used to lower the… more>

  categories: research, faculty research

  tags: alain goeppert, carbon dioxide, chemistry, g. k. surya prakash, george olah, miklos czaun, natural sciences, s. r. narayanan, usc loker hydrocarbon research institute

• How to Save the Planet — with Carbon Dioxide

  July 1, 2008

  Don’t waste your breath — it may be the fuel of the future. At least that’s the scenario examined by a group of scientists at a workshop co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and USC… more>

  tags: carbon dioxide, global warming, greenhouse gas

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  Fish Moving Off the Menu

  January 1, 2008

  The last fish you ate probably came from the Bering Sea. But during this century, the sea’s rich food web — stretching from Alaska to Russia — could fray as algae adapt to greenhouse conditions. “All… more>

  tags: carbon dioxide, marine biology, ocean

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  Cleaner, Greener Energy

  December 1, 2007

  UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that it will partner with the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute to develop and commercialize new technology to transform carbon dioxide into clean-burning alternative fuels. USC… more>

  tags: carbon dioxide, environment, fuel