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Bottled Lightning Makes a Cleaner Fuel
April 17, 2026
EVANSTON, Illinois, April 17 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release on April 15, 2026:

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Bottled lightning makes a cleaner fuel

Bursts of plasma convert methane into methanol without high heat and pressures

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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 . . .

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