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Bottled lightning makes a cleaner fuel
- April 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Northwestern University chemists have discovered a new way to turn natural gas into liquid fuel—and it's lightning in a bottle. By harnessing tiny bursts of plasma—or mini "lightning bolts"—in glass tubes submerged in water, the team has successfully converted methane directly into methanol in a single step.
Originally published at Phys.org