Can Plasma Help at the World Cup? Field, Players, Equipment, Locker Room

Chat with Greg Fridman · Jun 20, 2026 · 7m

Next in the "Can Plasma?" series — a World Cup special: can plasma help soccer? Yes, in more places than you'd think — from the grass under the players' feet, to the ball, to the locker room, to the cuts on the players' knees. Most of these aren't practical today. All of them are possible.

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00:00 World Cup special: can plasma help soccer?

00:27 Quick intro — Greg Friedman, plasma bioengineer

00:51 The LinkedIn post on World Cup ball chemistry that inspired this video

01:18 1. The field surface — real grass

01:32 Plasma treatment of grass seed and plasma-activated water

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