People often muse over catching lightning in a bottle, and what an amazing feat it would be. But have you ever wondered what ...
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Researchers use “bottled lightning” to turn methane into liquid fuel
Inside a submerged glass tube, tiny bolts of plasma pulse through bubbling methane gas. It looks like miniature lightning, but this electrified reaction tackles a problem that has frustrated chemists ...
Northwestern University chemists have discovered a new way to turn natural gas into liquid fuel—and it's lightning in a ...
Enhancing with argon. To further enhance the process, the team diluted methane with argon, which is typically an inert noble ...
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Northwestern turns methane into methanol using "bottled lightning"
A small glass tube, a copper coating, and a burst of plasma no hotter than room temperature. That is the setup behind a new ...
By harnessing tiny bursts of plasma - or mini "lightning bolts" - in glass tubes submerged in water, the team has ...
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