A millisecond burst of light on a computer monitor on March 4 signaled production of the first plasma in a powerful new device for advancing research into magnetic reconnection — a critical but little ...

Steinhagen, Germany — Plasmatreat GmbH developed a new plasma control unit (PCU) that supports digital manufacturing by continuously monitoring parameters of surface treatments for quality ...

The system operates at a vacuum; the process chemistry is bled into the reaction chamber and, once the treatment parameters are established, the plasma can be struck. In developing the 28% treatment ...