plasma
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In minutes, sunlight would ionize the material, creating a plasma barrier that would flow to the day-side of the magnetosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
As part of the foundation's work, the heavy metal veterans also collaborated with the Welsh Blood Service ahead of their Principality Stadium gig to encourage fans to donate blood and plasma.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
One common way to remove surface atoms involves plasma, the energetic state of matter found in the Sun and other stars.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Just about everybody has seen a TV or computer with a plasma screen.
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
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
The plasmas -- energetically charged gases -- produce hydrogen peroxide as well as a variety of reactive species.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
Unlike metal plates, plasmas could be made easily with a bolt of electricity, according to Puthoff, and instead of having to pry the plates apart again, the plasma “ash” is discarded.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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