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Carbon Mineralization: From Atmospheric CO2 gas to Solid rock

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This startup has unlocked a novel way to capture carbon - by turning fouling gas into rocks (Ragnhildur SIGURDARDOTTIR, Akshat RATHI and Bloomberg, Forbes ; March 6, 2021) https://fortune.com/2021/03/06/carbon-capture-storage-rocks-net-zero-carbfix-startup-iceland/ Scientists in Iceland are turning carbon dioxide into rocks (Rosamond HUTT, World Economic Forum ; 21 May 2019) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/scientists-in-iceland-are-turning-carbon-dioxide-into-rock/ Gas rocks!  Mineralizing carbon dioxide into rocks (Felicity ASTON, Engineering & Technology News ; April 19, 2018) https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2018/04/gas-rocks-mineralising-carbon-dioxide-into-rock/ The world's first "negative emissions" plant has begun operations (Akshat RATHI, Quartz ; October 12, 2017) https://qz.com/1100221/the-worlds-first-negative-emissions-plant-has-opened-in-iceland-turning-carbon-dioxide-into-stone/ Selected Research Articles : Subducting Carbon (PLANK a...

Celebrate Pi (π) Day on March 14th!

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Celebrate Pi Day : Advancing research. Creating connections.  [ American Mathematical Society (AMS) ] Pi Unrolled by John REID/Delanoche2386 , CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link What is Pi? (Ellen J. HOM and Brandon SPEKTOR , LiveScience ; October 19, 2018) https://www.livescience.com/amp/29197-what-is-pi.html Pi might look random, but it is full of hidden patterns (Steve HUMBLE, The Conversation ; March 14, 2016) https://theconversation.com/pi-might-look-random-but-its-full-of-hidden-patterns-55994 Pi Day: pi transformed into incredible art in pictures (Alex BELLOS, The Guardian UK ; March 14, 2014) https://www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/gallery/2014/mar/14/pi-day-pi-transformed-into-incredible-art-in-pictures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Pi Clock Vector Clipart , Link