Plasma globes were most popular as novelty items in the 1980s.

Then she merged it with the standing plasma globe, her Oganta's crystal ball of record.

Bringing conductive materials or electronic devices close to a plasma globe may cause the glass to become hot.

Plasma globes based on his designs were commercially popular in the 1980s and "are found in nearly every science museum in the world."

A modern, low power variant of the Tesla coil is also used to power plasma globe sculptures and similar devices.

Plasmas may also show "filamentation" (such as that seen in lightning or a plasma globe) that is directional.

And the corridor's uneven lighting issued from a string of plasma globes haphazardly hanging from overhead supports.

The name was observed to liken the controller's glowing orb to the charged sphere of a Tesla coil or a plasma globe electrode.

The Groundstar style of plasma globe was created by James Falk and marketed to collectors and science museums in the 1970s and 1980s.

It is used for the specific way it ionizes and emits light, such as in plasma globes and calorimetry in experimental particle physics.

Allow a new and fresh Marsala Plasma to hover over an Oganta as he slept, either in the daytime or at night, and watch the plasma globe.

Like plasma globes, crackle tubes respond to touch; the filaments appear to be "attracted" toward the point of contact and usually become more luminous (brighter) as the electricity is grounded.

The appearance and process is identical to plasma globes, though the net discharge is higher in order to create spark streamers external to the glass which cause the desired sensation to the skin.

This interactive exhibition gives them a chance to see electricity at work as they help to create an explosion (always a winner) using only water; experiment with plasma globes and electric fields; and decide whether to risk touching an electric fence.

A plasma globe or plasma lamp (also called plasma ball, dome, sphere, tube or orb, depending on shape), is (usually) a clear glass orb filled with a mixture of various noble gases with a high-voltage electrode in the center of the sphere.

Inspired by childhood trips to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, developer Jason Smith's application attempts to bring the same amount of awe and amusement as one of those interactive plasma globes that were once a novelty, but can now be found at every remaining Spencer's Gifts.

That insect-like sound from the neon flamingo in the living room is no longer a necessary sonic evil; in fact, living rooms are likelier to have on display, say, one of Larry Albright's high-voltage plasma globes than the exotic bird - or an abstract design instead of a sign for a brand-name beer.