By squeezing a mineral sample to pressures higher than those deep within Earth, then zapping it with a laser, scientists have created a crystalline form of silicon dioxide previously unknown on Earth.

These results were obtained by studying single crystals of the elements under high pressure using X-ray diffraction. Now, McMahon and co-workers have studied tellurium and selenium – elements known to ...

UC San Diego scientist says the comb jellies' lipid molecules form exaggerated shapes that are bent back to “normal” by pressure experienced miles below the ocean surface. At surface pressure ...

Blocking high pressure systems form when warm air surges northward and produces a feedback loop. The alterations in the jet stream lead to slow storm motion and in this case, an extended period of ...

Diamond stands up to a squeeze. Surprisingly, the material’s structure persists even when compressed to 2 trillion pascals, more than five times the pressure in Earth’s core, scientists report ...

The structure of the planets, including the earth, can be understood best by studying the behavior of matter under very high pressure. Such is the theory of Astrophysicist William Henderson Ramsey ...