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With a little bit of electric charge, the sponge-like charcoal material used in household water filters can also capture carbon dioxide from air, researchers report in the journal Nature.

“Water filtration systems typically use charcoal in their filters for this purpose,” says Brown. However, you can use activated charcoal to make a filter at home. “Place some activated ...