First of all, before I delve into making plasmas with grapes, I just want to start with defining a plasma. A plasma is an ionised gas, so a gas that has been heated up to high temperatures. So high in ...

• Ever see those YouTube videos where a grape explodes in a microwave? Physicist Aaron Slepkov did. • His team set out to figure out the true reason for the plasma fire phenomenon by testing not only ...

Chances are, you’ve never had the inclination to shove some grapes in the microwave to see what happens. Well, if you do attempt it you’ll see the little fruit burst into flames. Now some scientists ...

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There are thousands of YouTube videos in which DIY science enthusiasts cut grapes in half—leaving just a thin bit of skin connecting them—and put the grapes in the microwave, just to marvel at the ...

Plasma emission will occur if you ginch in a microwave grape cut in half with a little leather connected. Although this phenomenon was observed, the researcher investigated while destroying 12 ...

Grapes, the simple supermarket staple, have become an unexpected tool in advancing quantum technology. Researchers from ...

Microwaves are pretty convenient in heating or cooking food, erasing notebooks, and some other odd uses but there are things you shouldn't put inside the device. Metal immediately comes to mind but, ...

• Ever see those YouTube videos where a grape explodes in a microwave? Physicist Aaron Slepkov did. • His team set out to figure out the true reason for the plasma fire phenomenon by testing not only ...

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