Researchers at the University of Wyoming were looking for new ways to use coal, especially coal from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, as demand for the coal to generate electricity declines due to ...

An international team of researchers demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into high-value nano-graphite in just 15 minutes. In a microwave oven, sparks are generated inside a ...

A button that stopped working has probably led to more than a few smashed remotes over the years. Fortunately [pescado99] has shared a beautifully simple cure for dead or dying remote buttons: ...

A jar of graphite powder, a dry brush and an eraser serve as her tools. The paper, her canvas. As Melissa Cooke Benson dusts thin layers of graphite onto the surface, not a single pencil mark is used ...

Dear Heloise: R.J. of New Orleans wrote about a stuck key lock. Home improvement stores sell small tubes of powdered graphite that have a tiny nozzle to fit into the offending lock. A short squeeze or ...

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DEAR HELOISE: R.J. of New Orleans wrote about a stuck key lock. Home improvement stores sell small tubes of powdered graphite that have a tiny nozzle to fit into the offending lock. A short squeeze or ...

Moving on from what I'm discussing in this thread a web page I've found talks about using graphite powder to lubricate fans. They say that it can be purchase from auto or hardware stores, but so far I ...