Nanostructured diamond capsules (NDCs) with high-pressure argon nanodomains embedded in the matrix. (Courtesy: Charles Zeng) High pressures dramatically change the properties of materials, sometimes ...

High pressure has quietly become one of the most powerful tools in condensed matter physics, and a new result in ...

With his bold claims of revolutionary room-temperature superconductors, physicist Ranga Dias of the University of Rochester in New York propelled the field of high-pressure physics into the spotlight.

For decades, scientists quested after a room-temperature superconductor. Now that they’ve finally found one, the hunt is on for an even better material. Until last year, all known superconductors — ...

Have you ever heard of metallic hydrogen? Probably not, because it has only ever existed in theory. Harvard scientists have recently created metallic hydrogen from applying extremely high pressure to ...

Pressure is one of the fundamental thermodynamic variables. It affects intermolecular interactions and interatomic properties. Under extreme conditions such as high pressure, materials exhibit ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have discovered new high-pressure structures in the elements tellurium and selenium. This information could allow scientists to understand more about the ...

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE physics students studying calculating pressure, pressure in a liquid and atmospheric pressure. If you struggled with the quiz, don't panic - we've got ...

Diamonds are forever, and so is their extreme hardness. But unlike diamond, a bizarre form of carbon can change its properties, going from squishy to hard and back again, if pressure on the material ...