Scientists Recreate Melting Diamond Rain of Neptune and Uranus to Help Fusion Power
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have successfully shock-compressed diamond samples to pressures exceeding the centers of Uranus and Neptune. Published in Nature Physics, the experiments resolve a diamond melting mystery and reveal that laser-driven shock waves could potentially triple energy gain in inertial confinement fusion systems. Deep beneath the thin upper atmospheres of Uranus … Read more