NEWS: Paul Woskov

Paul Woskov, MIT

February 20, 2020

Melting rocks with PSFC technology

A vast supply of heat lies beneath our feet. Yet today’s drilling methods can barely push through dense rocks and high-pressure conditions to reach it. Using a technology developed at MIT PSFC, AltaRock Energy is leading an effort to melt and vaporize rocks with millimeter waves.

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