Plasmas

Physicists figured out why grapes and water-filled beads make sparks in the microwave.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Physicists are looking inside atoms on Earth to learn more about mysterious neutron stars thousands of light-years away.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Even some of the most powerful explosions in the universe might be explained by the collision of magnetic fields.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Physicists discover the universe’s most violent vortices inside the exotic state of matter.
Gabriel Popkin, Contributor
Why we ramped up fusion energy research (Part 5 of a 5-part series).
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
The early history of fusion energy (Part 4 of a 5-part series).
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
Giant magnets used for nuclear fusion weigh almost as much as 747 jet plane (Part 3 of a 5-part series).
Karin Heineman, Executive Producer
The boundless benefits of fusion energy (Part 2 of a 5-part series).
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
Limitless, clean energy to secure our planet’s future (Part 1 of a 5-part series).
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
Plasma physics is a very "down-to-earth" science.
Inside Science Contributor