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Astronauts on the International Space Station wear the same clothes for days, then burn them in Earth's atmosphere. A new "laundry gun" that blasts fabric with cold plasma could finally give space travelers on Mars and the Moon a way to wash their clothes.
Scientists discovered a way to convert methane into methanol using electricity and plasma, eliminating carbon emissions from a process that produces 110 million tons of fuel annually. The breakthrough could also capture leaking natural gas and turn it into usable energy.
Chemists at Northwestern University used tiny lightning bolts in water to transform methane gas into methanol in a single step. The breakthrough could replace an energy-guzzling industrial process that emits millions of tons of carbon dioxide every year.
Northwestern University researchers have created a breakthrough system that uses electricity to generate plasma—like bottled lightning—transforming methane gas into clean-burning methanol in a single step. This innovation could eliminate the need for extreme heat and pressure while converting a potent greenhouse gas into valuable fuel.
Researchers at Northwestern University created a breakthrough "bubble reactor" that uses miniature lightning bolts to transform methane into clean-burning methanol in a single step. The innovation could slash carbon emissions from fuel production while capturing harmful methane leaks.