© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIt is common knowledge not to put metal in the microwave, but that's exactly what researchers at the University of Wyoming are doing.TeYu Chien, a UW associate professor in physics and astronomy, said the goal of their experiment is to turn coal into graphite. He said graphite is the dark part of a pencil. It's also good at conducting electricity and it doesn't melt easily. That makes it a very useful material for things like...…© 2022 Wyoming Public Media800-729-5897 | 307-766-4240Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of WyomingPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIt is common knowledge not to put metal in the microwave, but that's exactly what researchers at the University of Wyoming are doing.TeYu Chien, a UW associate professor in physics and astronomy, said the goal of their experiment is to turn coal into graphite. He said graphite is the dark part of a pencil. It's also good at conducting electricity and it doesn't melt easily. That makes it a very useful material for things like...WW…

Related Programs: Related Programs: A new finds that Wyoming residents support all forms of energy in the state. Jessica Western, a research associate with the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, said the survey asked over five hundred Wyomingites about their support for different forms of energy. "The majority of our respondents in the survey basically said, 'We want everything. We want oil. We want coal. We want renewables,'" she said. "People are interested in carbon sequestration and storage, they're interested in nuclear energy, but they...…Related Programs: Related Programs: A new finds that Wyoming residents support all forms of energy in the state. Jessica Western, a research associate with the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, said the survey asked over five hundred Wyomingites about their support for different forms of energy. "The majority of our respondents in the survey basically said, 'We want everything. We want oil. We want coal. We want renewables,'" she said. "People are interested in carbon sequestration and storage, they're interested in nuclear energy, but they...WW…