Using ionized plasmas as cheap sterilizers for developing world

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 12:31 in Astronomy & Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Berkeley, scientists have shown that ionized plasmas like those in neon lights and plasma TVs not only can sterilize water, but make it antimicrobial – able to kill bacteria – for as long as a week after treatment.

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