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I recently responded to a claim from Lawrenceville Plasma Physics that they were close to a commercial fusion reactor.  I was annoyed that such claims were being made and even more concerned that such claims were not receiving a strong criticism fr

The inaugural edition of the Plasma Physics Division Annual Report, from the Drexel Institute of Plasma Physics Division is available online - quoting from the release

The 9th Workshop on Frontiers in Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics (FLTPD) was held in Zinnowitz, near Greifswald, Germany.  FLTPD is a biennial European event in which scientists working on low-temperature plasmas present their recent results, pointing out in particular the originality of the diagnostic techniques used.

The 9th Workshop on Frontiers in Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics (FLTPD) was held in Zinnowitz, near Greifswald, Germany.  FLTPD is a biennial European event in which scientists working on low-temperature plasmas present their recent results, pointing out in particular the originality of the diagnostic techniques used.

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Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin 9, Ireland

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology has appointed Dan Ayres to Managing Director with immediate effect. Dan previously held the position of General Manager at the company, and prior to this was Operations Director. With over 10 years experience within the Oxford Instruments Group, Dan has held roles in the fields of Operations, Product Management and Project Management.

I recently came across an article that described the soul as a plasma, a transitional phase between matter and energy. The essay was accompanied by the beautiful pictures of plasma globes that have become so common. There was a stage in my life/career as a physicist that this would annoy me.

Ion energy distribution measurements in rf and pulsed DC plasma discharges

D Gahan, S Daniels, C Hayden, P Scullin, D O'Sullivan, Y T Peiand M B Hopkins^.

http://stacks.iop.org/0963-0252/21/024004

Startling paper by Pete Riley on the possibility of  massive solar flare, or Carrington event happening-

Key Points

• Probability of a Carrington event occurring      over next decade is ~12%
• Space physics datasets often display a      power-law distribution
• Power-law distribution can be exploited to      predict extreme events

Pete Riley

Some recent good news for the UCLA plasma simulation group.  The group recently received $1.78 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a cluster of 192 General Purpose Graphical Processing Units to compute at “Warp” speed. This new cluster is named DAWSON2 in honour of the group’s founder. DAWSON2 is dedicated for the study of particle-in-cell simulations of plasmas.

Princeton, Max Planck Society launch new research center for plasma physics Princeton University

"This collaboration with Germany's distinguished Max Planck Society is certain to enhance our common excellence in fusion and plasma astrophysical research and, more broadly, to advance the development of clean and abundant energy," Tilghman said.

Arc Direct!! Now lightning can strike twice in the same place. Lasers have been used for the first time to trigger and divert lightning bolts.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328584.200-lightning-directed-by...

Atmospheric plasma created in air are known to kill bacteria. The killing effect is not fully understood but it results from the very reactive nature of the plasma. To explain this the typical atmospheric plasma is a non-equilibrium plasma. This means that the electrons are accelerated by the strong electrical field.

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photo by Mitchell Buchanan by @mitcheplasma are beautifulllsmind

http://mitchellbuchanan.wordpress.com/

When I was a postgraduate student I published my first scientific paper. I was very worried that the paper would be inaccurate. I spent several months reviewing the content before I finally submitted the work for publication.

Interesting article here on using ping pong balls loaded on mouse traps to demonstrate a nuclear fusion reaction in Illinois. The demo was part of a student lead project.

http://npre.illinois.edu/news/ans-students-demonstrate-nuclear-reactions...

Lots of plasma fusion stories this week, lithium lining work at PPPL. I notice the article points out that lithium is so light it floats in water – not for very long. Puff!!

http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/23/37O88/

Always a great question - what happens to somebody when exposed to a vacuum? I always liked this question. If we were unlucky enough to be sucked out of the airlock, like in alien - what would happen? Would we explode, blood and guts everywhere. Would it take time to die? Well, when I saw this article I thought it was an April fools story, but the release is dated the 3rd of April.

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