Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade solar- and generator-powered, 10-magnetron-powered pyrolysis microwave ...

DULUTH, Ga. (WTVM) - A 22-year-old inventor is gaining viral attention for what he calls “Plastoline,” a fuel he says is made from plastic waste. Julian Brown says he uses a process called microwave ...

The Aircela acts like a mini direct air capture facility, sucking up carbon dioxide and then synthesizing it into real, usable gasoline for cars. By Mack DeGeurin Published May 28, 2025 11:15 AM EDT ...

Almost every aspect of a human’s daily life today is entangled with fossil fuels. A plastic toothbrush, a synthetic garment, or even a simple painkiller—each of these items started out as crude oil.