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Magnetic reconnection breakthrough may help predict space weather
A West Virginia University postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Astronomy has made a breakthrough in the study of magnetic reconnection, which could prevent space storms from wreaking havoc on the Earth's satellite and power grid systems. Peiyun Shi's research is the first-of-its-kind in the laboratory setting and is part of the PHASMAproject,…