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AI helped scientists in India find new ways to turn CO2 into fuel

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Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is a gas that traps heat around our planet. Scientists want to recycle it into fuels, the way you recycle paper. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science used AI and computer simulations to study how CO2 changes on a piece of copper. They found 9,389 tiny chemical steps, including some that older models had missed. This could help scientists design better ways to make fuel from CO2.

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catalyst: Something that helps a chemical change happen faster, without getting used up itself.

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1. Which metal did the reactions happen on?
AGoldBCopperCIron
2. Where did the scientists in this story work?
AIndian Institute of ScienceBNASACMIT
3. How many chemical steps did they find?
A9,389B93C938,900

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Draw a factory chimney. Now draw a machine that catches the gas and turns it into fuel. Give your machine a name!

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