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Microwave Steelmaking

Posted by timothy on from the use-the-smelt-setting dept.

Makarand writes "Researchers at the Michigan Technological University are working on a low-cost steelmaking process which uses microwaves to heat iron ore instead of conventional heating. Their steelmaking facility was made of magnetrons from six household microwaves wired together and an electric arc furnace. When fed iron oxide and coal, the microwave energy could reduce the iron ore to iron within minutes and the electric arc furnace smelted the iron and coal into steel. The steel industry is taking a closer look at this new process which could cut steel production costs by upto 50%."

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  1. funky, by danalien · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    but can it warm my 'yamies' to a comfy 24.2 Celcius?

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  2. what the fsck. by danalien · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    >Slashdot requires you to wait 2 minutes between each successful
    >posting of a comment to allow everyone a fair chance at posting a >comment.

    not fair! not fair! - how the heck should I then come first & second post?!

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  3. not to... by danalien · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    not to mention, third post awell!

    come on, fellow slashdoter *wake up*, this doesn't feel like a sport anymore, where's the fun, if noone tries to compete with you for first post? *hmm*

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    1. Re:not to... by danalien · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      hot diggidy, *woohhaa* competition feels great .... but coming fith doesn't :-)

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