As reported in their latest paper, which was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, the team investigated how and ...

Model of a current sheet of plasma with magnetic field lines that are ready to reconnect showing plasmoid instabilities in the center of the sheet. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Adding in fancy new tools like CNC plasma cutting and computer-aided drafting doesn’t change that much, although new methods often do call for a little improvisation. Getting several ...

More information: Shimou Wang et al, Origin of reconnecting current sheets in shocked turbulent plasma, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado4639 Provided by University of Science and ...

Affordable plasma cutters are becoming a popular step up from an angle grinder for cutting sheet metal in the home workshop, but cutting long straight lines can be laborious and less than accurate.