Everybody loves plasma globes, but if you are like [zrgzhv ... In general, gas-filled tubes can have other uses such as lightning — in the form of fluorescent, neon and xenon lamps ...
Summary: Researchers at the University of Ottawa have developed innovative methods to control the ionization of atoms and ...
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Scientists capture X-rays from upward positive lightningGlobally, lightning is responsible for over 4,000 fatalities ... field causes ambient electrons to "run away" and become a plasma: lightning. "As a physicist, I like to be able to understand ...
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Scientists use waste CO2 and microwaves to produce high-energy plasma in secondsPlasma is the stuff that makes lightning flash, stars shine, and neon signs glow. It is a special state of matter, like a ...
The inspiration was researchers using rockets trailing thin wires to attract lightning. How does the tiny wire carry that much juice? It doesn’t, really. The wire vaporizes into plasma ...
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