Figure 1: Metal–silicate partition coefficients as a function of inverse absolute temperature. Figure 2: Metal–silicate partition coefficients as a function of oxygen fugacity. Becker, H. et al.

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Throughout most of Earth's geological history, its paleoclimate has remained hospitable to life—largely thanks to continental silicate weathering, which acts as a long-term planetary thermostat.

A research team is exploring new battery technologies for grid energy storage. The team's recent results suggest that iron, when treated with the electrolyte additive silicate, could create a ...

To create a green energy future powered by fusion reactors, scientists need to build machines capable of withstanding some of the harshest conditions in the known universe. A new MIT study analyzes ...

Climate tech startup Silicate is set to undertake the first trial of its enhanced weathering technology, which aims to remove C02 permanently from the atmosphere and lock it in the world’s oceans for ...

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Professor of Global Environmental Studies, Chancellor's Fellow and Director, John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California, Davis Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over ...

Hidden inside a diamond forged deep within the belly of the Earth, scientists have found the first evidence of a mineral that's never been seen before. It's called calcium silicate perovskite, and ...