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Plasma Processes for Energy and Environment

Plasma Processes for Energy and Environment

This monograph explores the pervasive role of plasma processes in some areas related to energy and environment.

2017

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John Pucadyil

Bollywood Finds Bharat: An Appreciation of “Laapataa Ladies”

I, along with my wife, started watching “Laapataa Ladies”, the celluloid saga of lost brides, on Netflix. I was sceptical about the…

5 min read22 hours ago

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Bollywood Finds Bharat: An Appreciation of “Laapataa Ladies”

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John Pucadyil

Biomass Gasification by Plasma Pyrolysis: An Alternative to Stubble Burning?

Burning of crop residue is prevalent in North India although banned by the National Green Tribunal. Wheat stubble burning is a recent…

6 min readApr 13, 2024

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Energy Transitions: From Hydrocarbon to Hydrogen

The earliest discovered wood fire goes back to 75,000 years ago in a cave near Marseilles in France. From those days until close to 1800…

6 min readMar 30, 2024

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Energy Transitions: From Hydrocarbon to Hydrogen

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People of the Book: The Journey of Sarajevo Haggadah

This is the story of a book, a rare illuminated manuscript known as the Sarajevo Haggadah. The book was born in Northern Spain in the…

5 min readMar 16, 2024

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People of the Book: The Journey of Sarajevo Haggadah

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An Appreciation of Wanted, an Australian TV Series

“Wanted” is an Australian television series that premiered in 2016 and quickly gained attention for its gripping storyline and dynamic…

5 min readMar 2, 2024

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Cultural Drivers of Innovation

Innovation has been defined as the successful development of creative ideas. For innovation to happen, creative ideas that have economic…

5 min readFeb 17, 2024

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Yakshi

My childhood had many influences which stoked my imagination and creativity. One of these was the ‘paravan’, the person whose job was to…

3 min readFeb 1, 2024

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Yakshi

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Jugaad as a Business Model

In the early days of my journey in Experimental Plasma Physics, a persistent problem was the non-availability of critical laboratory parts…

6 min readJan 12, 2024

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Jugaad as a Business Model

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The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons: Resurgence of the Salander Saga

I decided to re-read my Kindle collection of the Millennium Series after a conversation with my son, Thomas, who was all praise for the…

5 min readDec 29, 2023

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The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons: Resurgence of the Salander Saga

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2024: With Expectations and Trepidation

This is the time when every thinking person begins to be apprehensive about what is in store in the coming year while retaining some…

5 min readDec 9, 2023

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John Pucadyil

John Pucadyil

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I am a plasma physicist who also paints and writes poetry. My work is available on my website www.pucadyil.com. I write on science, technology and my life

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