Microwave sparks (IMAGE)

University of Wyoming

Microwave sparks

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In a microwave oven, sparks are generated inside a glass vial containing coal powder and copper foil as part of an experiment by University of Wyoming researchers. They successfully converted the coal powder to nano-graphite, demonstrating a novel and inexpensive coal-conversion technology.

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Chris Masi

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