[CO2 and waste plastics "skillfully change" useful materials] researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK have developed a solar reactor that can convert captured carbon dioxide (CO2) and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemicals. In the tests, CO2 was converted into syngas, a key component of sustainable liquid fuel, and plastic bottles were converted into glycolic acid, which is widely used in the cosmetics industry. The results are published in the latest issue of Joule.