• Question: If you could invent a new chemical compound, what would it be and what would it be used for?

    Asked by gray520open on 7 Apr 2025.
    • Photo: Charlotte Slade

      Charlotte Slade answered on 7 Apr 2025: last edited 7 Apr 2025 11:46

      If I could invent a new compound?
      A material that could absorb pollution from the air and convert it into clean energy! ☀️💨

      Imagine a coating on buildings that cleans the air just by being there, or a filter that turns car exhaust into electricity. It would be like giving the planet a giant, self-cleaning superpower (other than trees, plants, other stuff the Earth has already come up of course…)!

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      Sharron Kenny answered on 14 May 2025:

      If i could invent a chemical compound i would invent a material for construction of roads and pathways in urban areas ect that is porus to rainwater that way flooding would be less likely in those areas as water can still be absorbed and succesfully enter the water table beneath not only that but i would make it an affordable compound to encourage fully its use. 🙂

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      Calum Cunningham answered on 1 Jul 2025:

      Hydrogen is potentially going to be the clean fuel of the future to replace fossil fuels, because when it burns it only produces water (H2O). But the problem is, it’s very difficult to store and transport, because it likes to escape its container! I’d invent a compound that could absorb hydrogen gas and store it in very high quantities, safely, but also release it when it’s needed, for example to power a hydrogen fuel cell car.

      If we can figure out how to store and transport hydrogen safely and efficiently, it will change the world of travel, heating and manufacturing forever!

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