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Can Plasma Do Anything for Fireworks? Yes — But Not the Colors (4th of July Special)
Next in the "Can Plasma?" series — a 4th of July special: can plasma do anything for fireworks? Yes, but with caveats. Three real applications, and a chemistry lesson about why the colors in the sky aren't from plasma.
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00:00 Spirit of the season: can plasma do fireworks?
00:09 Quick intro — Greg Friedman, plasma bioengineer
00:25 The short answer: kind of, not directly
00:29 Application 1: Moisture control via hydrophobic encapsulation
00:53 Why fireworks materials are so moisture-sensitive
00:56 The reactive metals: strontium, barium, copper
01:13 These metal salts react readily…
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