plasma

Instead of physically extending or retracting a metal antenna, the idea was to adjust the laser to produce a plasma beam of the desired length.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

By carefully controlling the laser's power and beam diameter, the researchers can ionize a narrow region of air, stripping electrons from atoms and molecules to produce plasma.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

To make it transmit radio waves, the team also needed a way to deliver an electrical signal to the plasma without relying on a conventional physical connection.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

"In low earth orbit, there is sufficient air to form a plasma," says Franzon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

I’d heard there was a clinic near the mall that paid people for plasma.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Machine learning has already shown considerable potential for controlling fusion plasmas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

To avoid creating and managing radioactive waste, TAE wants to use a fuel that requires far hotter plasmas than other fusion companies aim for, posing a bigger physics challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory creates such plasmas by directing 192 powerful laser beams onto hydrogen-containing targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

"Scientific ideas move like space plasmas," says David Malaspina, a space plasma physicist at University of Colorado, Boulder.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2024

Even though natural plasmas are rare on Earth—other than lightning or the northern lights—man-made plasmas are everywhere.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas