A grape, sliced nearly in half and placed in a household microwave, can produce a bright flash of plasma, the same high-energy state of matter found in lightning bolts and the surface of the sun. For ...

Scientists are using non-thermal plasma to produce fertiliser and long-chain hydrocarbons. Mason Wakley talks to the chemists ...

When two grapes are placed close together in a microwave, they can produce a brief flash of plasma — a state of matter usually associated with lightning or the Sun. The effect occurs because ...