The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), recently selected West Virginia University to conduct a $937,000 research project in support of the DOE’s program to Recover Rare Earth Elements from Coal and Coal Byproducts.
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Metal powders are potential replacement for fossil fuels
Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?
Nanomanufacturing technique advances imaging technology
More than a decade ago, theorists predicted the possibility of a nanolens—a chain of three nanoscale spheres that would focus incoming light into a spot much smaller than possible with conventional microscopy.




