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I'm Greg Fridman, a PhD in Bioengineering and an expert in non-equilibrium plasmas. This channel is a space for direct chats about the things that actually matter: the future of biotech, the fascinating physics of plasmas, and the unfiltered reality of the scientific life.
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Can Plasma Heal Wounds Faster? A DARPA Cartoon, an FDA Story, and Why Korea Has It and We Don't (opens the original)
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Next in the "Can Plasma?" series: can plasma heal wounds faster than pharma? Yes, for scrapes and cuts (not gunshot wounds, not broken hearts). Three parts: the dual mechanism, where it's already approved, and why it's not mainstream in the US yet. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 The question, and what kind of wound we mean 00:29 A mother of a 5-year-old's definition: scrapes, cuts, capillary bleeding 00:55 3 things to cover today 01:17 A funny story: how my career in plasma medicine started 01:32 A lunch-and
Can Plasma Kill Bacteria on Food Packaging? Yes. Its Biggest Competitor Is Nothing. (opens the original)
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Next in the "Can Plasma?" series: if plasma is so good at killing bacteria, why do we still have foodborne illnesses from packaged food? Three things: how plasma actually kills microbes, where it's already deployed (including NASA and Campbell's), and why it hasn't taken over the food packaging industry. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 The question, and the paradox 00:24 3 things to cover: mechanism, deployment, and why it's not everywhere 00:38 What plasma is: highly ionized gas full of reactive species 00:5
Can Plasma Make Hydrogen? A Silent-Tank Story, Off-Grid Farms, and On-Site Generation (opens the original)
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Next in the "Can Plasma?" series: can plasma make hydrogen without electrolysis? Yes. From water, methane, ammonia, biological waste, diesel fuel, or a mix of soil and cow manure. Plasma doesn't care about the source. On-site generation is where this gets interesting. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 The question, plus 3 things to cover 00:18 Point 1: plasma cracks water, methane, ammonia, and other hydrogen-containing feedstocks directly 00:29 Point 2: energy efficiency determines whether it's industrially vi
"That's Just What You Believe." Here's Actually How I Decide What I Believe (3 Principles) (opens the original)
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Someone recently left a comment on one of my videos: "buddy, that's just what you believe." Yes, sir. Here's exactly how I got there, in three principles, plus two stories about being wrong. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 The comment: "that's just what you believe" 00:12 Today: my belief system, and how I establish it 00:21 The three principles 00:25 1. Base beliefs on evidence and replication, not authority 00:34 2. Hold conclusions provisionally, always open to new evidence 00:52 3. Distinguish consensus f
Can Plasma Clean Cigarette Smoke in Your Apartment? Yes. Radioactive Isotopes Are the Real Problem. (opens the original)
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Follow-up to my last smoke and exhaust episode. Two viewer questions in one: why is bread exhaust alcohols, and can plasma clean cigarette smoke in your apartment? Yes to both, but cigarette smoke has a surprise you probably haven't thought about. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 The two viewer questions in one 00:44 3 topics: VOCs, byproducts, and "some crap plasma can't remove" 01:15 Why bread exhaust is alcohols: yeast eats sugar and produces ethanol 01:40 Plus aldehydes, organic acids, esters (this is why
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