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This article describes plasmas, gasses of charged particles, and how scientists are working to use them as an energy source on Earth.  The site uses graphs and pictures to provide information about this form of matter that makes up about 99% of the visible Universe.  Links to further information are included.
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image credit: University of Michigan Physics Department Lecture Demonstration Lab; image source; larger image This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from May 16, 2010 until June 1, 2010. View the feature here!


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alternate energy source, ionized gas
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Physics Central, Physics in Action: Plasma Power (American Physical Society, College Park), <https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/action/plasma.cfm>.
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Physics Central. (n.d.). Physics in Action: Plasma Power. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from American Physical Society: https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/action/plasma.cfm
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Physics Central. Physics in Action: Plasma Power. College Park: American Physical Society. https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/action/plasma.cfm (accessed 25 April 2024).
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Physics Central. Physics in Action: Plasma Power. College Park: American Physical Society. 25 Apr. 2024 <https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/action/plasma.cfm>.
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