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US Chemists Turn Natural Gas Into Liquid Fuel Without High Heat And Pressures
US Chemists Turn Natural Gas Into Liquid Fuel Without High Heat And Pressures
Authored by Prabhat Ranjan Mishra via Interesting Engineering,
Chemists in the United States have discovered a new way to turn natural gas into liquid fuel.
The team from Northwestern University has successfully converted methane directly into methanol in a single step. They harnessed tiny bursts of plasma — or mini “lightning bolts” — in glass tubes submerged in water.
Methanol is a versatile, high-demand industrial chemical used to make many products people use every day.Employee/Alexander/Driscoll
Using pulses of high-voltage electricity
“We’re using...
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Americans Will Foot The Bill For Germany's New Drug Price Controls
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Authored by Drew Johnson via PJMedia.com,
Germany just found a new way to lower its own healthcare costs: make Americans pay more.
In late April, German policymakers proposed changes that cap spending growth, restrict care, and force drugmakers to provide steep discounts.
These changes are supposed to save Germany money. But drugmakers still need to recoup the high costs of research and development. When a country like Germany suppresses the prices it pays for innovative medicines, those costs don't disappear — they simply shift...
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May 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Thailand Emerges As Possible Hub In Nvidia Chip-Smuggling Channel To Alibaba
Thailand Emerges As Possible Hub In Nvidia Chip-Smuggling Channel To Alibaba
New details have emerged in the alleged AI chip diversion scheme involving the co-founder of Super Micro Computer.
Bloomberg reports that some of the $2.5 billion worth of servers containing advanced AI chips were allegedly routed through a Bangkok-based company before reaching Chinese AI leader Alibaba.
The Bloomberg report noted:
US prosecutors this year outlined a scheme in which Super Micro's co-founder allegedly worked with an unnamed Southeast Asian company and a "rotating cast" of third-party brokers to divert the AI semiconductors...
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Apr 13, 2026 / Dave DeCamp
Netanyahu Says the Trump Administration Gives Him Reports on Iran Talks Every Day
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he spoke with Vice President JD Vance after the US-Iran talks in Pakistan and described the call as part of a daily report the Trump administration provides him. “I spoke yesterday with Vice President J.D. Vance. He called me from his plane on his way back […]
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