‘Synthetic tree’ claims to catch carbon in the air

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/22/synthetic.tree.climate.change.ccs/index.html

“Scientists in the United States are developing a ‘synthetic tree’ capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times faster than the real thing.

“As the wind blows though plastic ‘leaves,’ the carbon is trapped in a chamber, compressed and stored as liquid carbon dioxide.”