Fuel from Garbage?
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October 10, 2007
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Download video directlyThe idea of turning municipal waste into energy sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but scientists at MIT and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are using the extreme temperature of plasma to develop a fascinating technology that addresses the dual problems of too much trash and rising energy concerns.
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Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT
Integrated Environmental Technologies
