Plasma Screen
A 'plasma' is an electrically charged gas that emits light ( just like lightning only tiny!).
A plasma display makes use of this effect by having a plasma form inside every pixel cell. The light it gives off hits a 'phosphor' chemical at the front of the cell, this will then produce a red, green or blue dot called a pixel.
Plasma screens are becoming common in modern large screen televsions.
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2020-10
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