Turning Waste into Value with Plasma Power
Every kind of waste could, in theory, be recycled — but the energy required often outweighs the benefits. A spin-off from the University of Stuttgart, the start-up Cyclize, is now changing that equation. With their self-developed plasma reactor, they’ve taken a major step toward making recycling more efficient — harnessing the same state of matter that lights up the stars and the northern sky.
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