Flash heating upcycles waste glass into SiC nanowires in seconds

Flash heating upcycles waste glass into SiC nanowires in seconds

Engineering silicon carbide (SiC) with tailored morphologies for electronics and structural reinforcement materials has always been a costly and time-consuming affair, but scientists can now do it in a flash. A new study shows how discarded glass and silicon-rich coal waste can be turned into valuable SiC nanowires in seconds using a process known as Fluorine-Assisted Flash (FAF) Joule heating, where a quick pulse of electricity instantly heats …