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We find that at least 35% of all structures are both actively evolving and carrying the strongest currents, actively dissipating, and heating the plasma. These structures are comprised of&nbsp;&sim;1=5&nbsp;3D plasmoids,&nbsp;&sim;3=5&nbsp;flux ropes, and&nbsp;&sim;1=5&nbsp;3D&nbsp;X&nbsp;points consistent with magnetic reconnection. Actively evolving and passively advecting structures are both close to log-normally distributed. This provides direct evidence for the significant role of strong turbulence, evolving via magnetic shearing and reconnection, in mediating dissipation and solar wind heating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. Hnat, S.&thinsp;C. Chapman, and N.&thinsp;W. Watkins. Magnetic Topology of Actively Evolving and Passively Convecting Structures in the Turbulent Solar Wind, <em>Phys. Rev. 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