The next time you wash your hair, think about this: the same ingredients that make your hair super-shiny can also scrub carbon dioxide from the air. Scientists at GE Global Research have discovered that aminosilicones--active ingredients in hair conditioners, fabric softeners, and flexible high-temperature plastics--can be used to capture CO2 from the flues of coal-powered plants.
There are already plenty of other CO2-capturing ingredients being used for carbon capture and storage tests (human blood, anyone?) but GE claims that aminosilicones can remove an impressive 90% of CO2 from simulated flue gas at a more efficient and cheaper rate than current materials.
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