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plasma

[plaz-muh] / ˈplæz mə /




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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

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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