Flash Joule Heating Is Not the DC Superhero Movie Sequel, but It Could Save the Planet

It can recycle waste into valuable graphene; it can regenerate graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries; it can make low-cost hydrogen from plastic. It's the Flash Joule Heating process developed in the early 2020s by chemist James Tour of Rice University. Interestingly, one of this university's alums, Louis Brus, is among the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 winners. I wouldn't be surprised if the "Flash Graphene&... (continue reading...)