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Summary
Plasma scientists have rushed to take advantage of a new $13 million federal program aimed at generating more basic knowledge about these ionized gases. Jointly sponsored by the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, the program aims to reverse a decades-long pattern of viewing plasma science as a large collection of applications, from fusion energy to plasma processing of semiconductors, and revitalize its scientific underpinnings.
