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The KDE Plasma 6 desktop menu shows how elegant the desktop is. ZDNET/Jack WallenZDNET's key takeawaysKDE Plasma 6 is available now (the easiest and fastest method is by using the KDE Neon distribution).It's beautiful, fast, and highly configurable.If using KDE Neon stable, you'll want to upgrade as soon as you log in for the first time.KDE Plasma 6 is here and for those of you who were anxiously awaiting its arrival, you won't be disappointed. For those who've never tried Linux or KDE Plasma, now is a great time to…

The KDE Plasma 6 desktop menu shows how elegant the desktop is. ZDNET/Jack WallenZDNET's key takeawaysKDE Plasma 6 is available now (the easiest and fastest method is by using the KDE Neon distribution).It's beautiful, fast, and highly configurable.If using KDE Neon stable, you'll want to upgrade as soon as you log in for the first time.KDE Plasma 6 is here and for those of you who were anxiously awaiting its arrival, you won't be disappointed. For those who've never tried Linux or KDE Plasma, now is a great time to…

Using a cold plasma jet to activate hydrogel, researchers have created a dressing with antibacterial and wound-healing properties. The technology could be used as an alternative to current treatments that rely on antibiotics to treat chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers.The growing global number of diabetics means that there will be more people who experience a foot ulcer in their lifetime. For 60% of diabetics, these ulcers will become infected, and because of poor wound healing associated with the condition, the…

KaOS 2024.01 lays out KDE Plasma with the panel on the right for a unique look. Jack Wallen/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysKaOS 2024.01 is available now for download and installation.KDE Plasma 6 is on full display and it looks and behaves beautifully.Installation fails for virtual machines, so it might be best to wait until the ISO is updated to resolve whatever is causing the issue.KDE Plasma 6 has been creeping up to the doorstep of release for some time and we knew one distribution would be brave enough to launch it…

Plasma technology has revolutionized electronics manufacturing and water treatment, offering sustainable solutions to modern challenges through innovative reactor designs. Credit: SciTechDaily.comTwo UCO research groups design a plasma (an ionized gas) reactor maintained by microwaves that makes it possible to decontaminate waters with high concentrations of dye.Plasma is an ionized gas — that is, a gas containing electrons, ions, atoms, molecules, radicals, and photons. It is often called the fourth state of matter and,…

There are jets in Jupiter’s magnetosheath, according to Voyager 2 mission data from 1979. The 45-year-old information is now revealing the dynamics of the plasma stream.What Is Planet Nine and Why Can’t We Find It?You may remember Voyager 2. It launched in August 1977 and is now 12.66 billion miles from Earth, hurtling out into interstellar space. It is the second-most-distant object humans have sent into space, after Voyager 1, which is over 15 billion miles away.In 1979, Voyager 2 made a flyby of Jupiter, passing…

The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy has installed a new diverter in the KSTAR tokamak, allowing the artificial sun to sustain high-ion temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius for longer.Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox ControllerKSTAR—called an artificial sun because it does nuclear fusion, the same reaction that powers our star—was completed in 2007 and achieved its first plasma in 2008. It is about one-third the size of ITER, the massive experimental reactor being built in France. Both reactors are tokamaks:…

Caltech Professor Paul Bellan’s two-decade research on plasma jets reveals unexpected behaviors in ‘cold’ plasmas. Initially theorizing a collision-avoidance mechanism for electron acceleration, Bellan later disproved this through simulations, discovering that some electrons, by rarely losing energy in near-ion passes, continuously accelerate and produce X-rays. This finding, significant for understanding solar flares and fusion experiments, challenges conventional plasma theories. Credit: SciTechDaily.comCaltech’s plasma…

Scientists have discovered a new plasma instability, revolutionizing our understanding of cosmic rays. This breakthrough reveals that cosmic rays generate electromagnetic waves in plasma, influencing their paths. This collective behavior of cosmic rays, akin to waves formed by water molecules, challenges previous theories and promises insights into cosmic ray transport in galaxies and their role in galactic evolution. Credit: SciTechDaily.comScientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have…

KDE Plasma 6 will also be shifting to the Wayland display server protocol. As well, the new release will use the latest version of the Qt GUI toolkit.Other features that have already been added to KDE Plasma 6 include:Overview and Desktop Grid effect have been combined into one with improved gesture support.Color management support for sRGB applications has been added for Wayland.HDR support has been added for Wayland.Custom sort ordering for KRunner search results.Desktop Cube effect (similar to that found in Compiz)…