plasma
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Scientists still do not know exactly how small a collision system can become while still producing quark-gluon plasma.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
When atomic nuclei collide at enormous speeds, their constituents can transform into an extremely small droplet of quark-gluon plasma.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Those torches, set within a spinning head, soon quieten down as they produce a stream of super-heated plasma reaching 27,000C - significantly hotter than the surface of the Sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It is a vast halo of superheated plasma extending millions of miles into space.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It continued past long storage racks that held a wide array of weaponry: magic swords, shields, powered armor suits, plasma rifles, railguns, and countless other weapons.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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
Beyond practical applications, the research also sheds light on natural plasmas found throughout space, including planetary rings and the Sun's atmosphere, where dust and magnetic fields constantly interact.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 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
One is to use plasmas instead of plates.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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