Oil & Gas Technology (London, Aug. 4) -- Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago have synthesized a catalyst that improves their system for converting waste carbon dioxide into syngas, a precursor of gasoline and other energy-rich products. Brian Rose and Richard Haasch of the U. of I., and Wei Zhu of Dioxide Materials in Champaign are co-authors of the study published July 30 in the journal Nature Communications.