Oct 17th, 2008 · As the nation struggles to respond to the economic crisis, will research and development funding suffer? Rush Holt, plasma physicist and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, explains how troubled economic times may affect the outlook for science and technology in the U.S.
Sep 26th, 2008 · Solar winds — invisible gas plasma emitted by the sun — protect the solar system from cosmic rays that are hostile to terrestrial life. But new data from the Ulysses NASA probe indicate solar wind output is lower than has ever been previously documented.
Jan 8th, 2008 · Plasma screens just keep getting bigger and gadgets just keep getting smaller at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Day to Day contributor David Was discusses his most exciting finds at the convention.
Aug 29th, 2006 · When the next pandemic strikes, Navy researchers suggest reviving a treatment used during the deadly pandemic of 1918. Back then, military doctors injected severely afflicted patients with blood or blood plasma from people who had recovered from the flu. Studies show the treatment reduced mortality rates by as much as 50 percent.
Aug 17th, 2006 · Some railroad buffs looking for luxury travel are willing to spend big bucks to ride on a vintage train car. The restored private cars often feature formal dining rooms, plasma televisions and fine wood interiors. Fewer than 200 such cars exist in the United States.