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plasma

[plaz-muh] / ˈplæz mə /




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Rushing received platelet-rich plasma injection after aggravating the flexor injury a second time while working through a throwing program at the beginning of the month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Cook often lives paycheck to paycheck and sells plasma or items on Facebook Marketplace to keep up with bills.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Fusion systems require multiple models because different parts of the machine and plasma must be monitored and controlled at the same time.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Gerry Gogarth, director of blood and plasma supply at NHS Blood and Transplant said: "We urgently need anyone eligible to donate to book an appointment as soon as they can."

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“I bought some of the highest quality fertilizing plasma available in California,” Barbour informed him.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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

In science, and in plasmas, the most interesting physics happens at the boundaries.

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




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