Polymer coating tackles MXene's water stability challenge, boosting CO₂-to-methane production

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What happened

A research team has developed a photocatalytic technology that improves the stability of MXene, an emerging material vulnerable to water, to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into methane.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:50:01 UTC.

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