plasma
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At another one, in Bavaria, Proxima Fusion wants to build a device called a stellarator that would contain the plasma with a twisting arrangement of super-powerful magnets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Her designs featured plasma, which are gas particles that have been charged, inserted into glass tubes, and attached to dresses to create sparkling and glowing looks.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Fusion requires heating and compressing nuclear fuel to make superheated plasma in which atomic nuclei combine, releasing energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He spent nine days on a ventilator and 18 days on dialysis, during which time doctors gave him blood, platelet and plasma transfusions.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Five...four...three...Just as a third plasma ball ignited, the microwave shut off and the timer countdown vanished, along with the kitchen lights.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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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
In a new study published in Physical Review E, physicists at Auburn University found that even very weak magnetic fields can significantly change how dusty plasmas behave.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 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
In science, and in plasmas, the most interesting physics happens at the boundaries.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2024
One is to use plasmas instead of plates.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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