Controlling plasma forces to reduce airplane drag

Solar power to reduce airplane emissions, but not the way you expect. The sun is a giant ball of plasma, the fourth fundamental state of matter. On earth, plasma only exists ‘naturally’ near lighting. But when created artificially, it can actually be used to control the airflow on top of the wings of jet airliners. Marios Kotsonis has shown that this may reduce aircraft fuel consumption, and therefor emissions, with up to 15%. Read more about his plasma research here.