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MIT researchers have created a compound with zeolite and copper that breaks down methane in passing air and could slow global warming. Prof. Desiree Plata and her colleagues "soaked an odor-eating clay used in cat boxes in a copper solution to create a compound that they say snatches methane from passing air and turns it into carbon dioxide, a much less harmful greenhouse gas." The new technique has the "potential to greatly reduce the amount of methane in the atmosphere and slow warming temperatures on the planet."
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