Rice University researchers have developed a two-step recycling method that pairs microwave-induced plasma with citric acid ...

Coal, which is an ancient plant buried in the ground that has been altered by geothermal heat and pressure for a long period of time, has long supported industries around the world as an important ...

An international team of researchers demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into high-value nano-graphite in just 15 minutes. In a microwave oven, sparks are generated inside a ...

Researchers created an environment in a microwave oven to successfully convert raw coal powder into nano-graphite, which is used as a lubricant and in items ranging from fire extinguishers to lithium ...

Researchers at the University of Wyoming were looking for new ways to use coal, especially coal from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, as demand for the coal to generate electricity declines due to ...

The method creates no emissions or waste products. Thapaliya's team made the graphite into negatively charged electrodes called anodes, which they incorporated into experimental lithium-ion batteries ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), a state-owned enterprise, has developed a process that enables the mass ...