Plasma (physics) — For other uses, see Plasma. Plasma lamp, illustrating some of the more complex phenomena of a plasma, including filamentation. The colors are a result of relaxation of electrons in excited states to lower energy states after they have recombined… … Wikipedia
Plasma rifle — TOCrightPlasma rifles are theoretical weapons often used in science fiction. They are, in effect, a type of raygun. Plasma weapons use a small nuclear reactor or fuel cell or other type of advanced energy storage device to power an… … Wikipedia
Plasma window — The plasma window (not to be confused with a plasma shield [cite news| last = Shiga| first =David| coauthors =| title =Plasma bubble could protect astronauts on Mars trip| work =| pages =| language =| publisher =NewScientist| date =2006 07 17|… … Wikipedia
Plasma (KDE) — Infobox Software name = Plasma caption = Plasma in 4.1 developer = Aaron Seigo as project lead and [http://plasma.kde.org/cms/1031 others] latest release version = latest release date = operating system = Linux, Unix like genre = Widget engine,… … Wikipedia
channel — A furrow, gutter, or groovelike passageway. SEE ALSO: canal. [L. canalis] ion c. a specific macromolecular protein pathway, with an aqueous “pore,” that traverses the lipid bilayer of a cell s plasma membrane and maintains or modulates the… … Medical dictionary
Ion channel — Not to be confused with: Ion Television or Ion implantation. Schematic diagram of an ion channel. 1 channel domains (typically four per channel), 2 outer vestibule, 3 selectivity filter, 4 diameter of selectivity filter, 5 phosphorylation site, 6 … Wikipedia
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry — ICP MS Instrument Acronym ICP MS Classification Mass spectrometry Analytes atomic and polyatomic species in plasma, with exceptions; usually inte … Wikipedia
Stretch-activated ion channel — Stretch activated or stretch gated ion channels are ion channels which open their pores in response to mechanical deformation of a neuron s plasma membrane. Stretch activated channels were first observed in chick skeletal muscles by Falguni… … Wikipedia
Pinch (plasma physics) — For other uses, see Pinch (disambiguation). Lightning bolts illustrating electromagnetically pinched plasma filaments … Wikipedia
Asian African Association for Plasma Training — The Asian African Association for Plasma Training, or AAAPT, is an organization/network founded on 7 June, 1988 to provide facilities for plasma research by small research groups in developing countries.Originally, it consisted of nineteen… … Wikipedia