Through a combination of high-pressure experiments and optical spectroscopy, physicists have revealed new insights into the ...

A bullet-speed experiment reveals that the Earth's inner core may be softer and more dynamic than previously thought.

Solid iodine forms an orthorhombic molecular crystal made up of four I 2 molecules in a unit cell with space group Cmca (phase I). Application of pressure forces the molecules to approach each other 8 ...

Chondritic asteroids are among the most primitive objects in the solar system, containing a unique record of solar system formation. Three processes dominated their evolution as geological ...

Download the experiment instructions HERE! Let’s learn about the properties of liquids and solids: Solids are not compressible, they’re rigid, they don’t flow, and their particles are packed close ...