A one-word verb meaning to "make use of" [closed]

I'm struggling to find a concise one-word verb (for a paper title) that means "to make use of". The context is that I have a material—let's call it "Thulium"—that people don't think is very useful. I'm writing a paper that discusses how Thulium can be quite useful.

I would prefer the title to be of the form "[verb] ing Thulium".

I have thought of the following:

• "Leveraging Thulium" (sounds too mechanical and is clichéd in my area)
• "Harnessing Thulium" (refers too much to controlling, not enough to making use of; plus since my Thulium is quite boring, it sounds a bit like "Harnessing Grass")
• "Consuming Thulium" (doesn't clarify a benefit)
• "Exploiting Thulium" ("exploiting" has too many negative connotations)

Any other suggestions?

Ideally the verb should convey a sense of excitement about using Thulium.

All your examples could come from embracing Thulium, although it might be a little tenuous for your needs. The best word, as others have said, is probably "Utilise", but I share your aversion to it.

You can't get much more concise than "Use"

I'm going to propose a slightly different answer, something a little outside of the box.

You note in your question that people don't think the material is very useful. Perhaps you want to convey that people should give it a second chance.

How about redeeming or reconciling or reconsidering Thulium?

I really like, as another user has posted, embracing thulium. This (maybe?) comes a little closer to the "sense of excitement" you want more than the other words I have listed, but it still suggests that people need to accept thulium.

Rediscovering thulium also comes to mind. Discovery usually is accompanied by excitement.

This might not be exactly what you were looking for, but I'm trying to approach your question from a different angle. I hope it helps.

How about employing? Also, leveraging seems fine to me.

::edit:: To emphasize the fact that you're proposing something new and interesting, you might also go with discovering or even something more lofty: enlightening, mining, exploring, visualizing, etc.