Physics

Plasma Science

Plasma are a collection of charged particles, both positive and negative which behave in a collective way and Plasma science is the research of charged particles and fluids interrelating with self-consistent electric and magnetic fields. It is a research discipline that has many different areas of application such as space and astrophysics, controlled fusion, accelerator physics and beam storage. Plasmas science is also used in connection with nanotechnology to create catalytic fuel cell electrodes that needs only one fifth of the platinum of conventional electrodes. Such advances are likely to have a reflective effect on "green" vehicles of the future.