Caltech creates stable plasma torus

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Channel: Civil Disturbia · 2017 · Science & Technology

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For the first time, engineers at Caltech have created a stable ring of plasma in open air—essentially capturing lightning in a bottle, but without the bottle.
Researchers in the Gharib Lab have created a stable plasma ring using just a stream of water and an electrically charged glass plate.
Credit Caltech
More info - https://phys.org/news/2017-11-stable-plasma-air.amp

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