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Researchers at Edinburgh ’s Heriot - tech University have been awarded € 3 m ( $ 3.3 m ) by the European Research Council to 3D print “ smart rocks ” that could assist with the detection and storage of carbon dioxide ( CO₂ ) , as the team learns how liquids and gases travel through underground rocks . Professor Mercedes Maroto - Valer said : “ This fundamental knowledge at such a tiny scale will translate hugely into our understanding of such phenomena at the large scale ” . Professor Maroto - Valer and her team beat off almost 2,000 applicants to be one of 16 recipients of the prize .