Hot Measure of Spin States Under Pressure - Physics

Researchers heat iron carbonate samples under high pressure without destroying the sample enclosure, a feat that enables lab-based studies of the spin properties of materials deep inside Earth and other planets.

Inside Earth, elements such as iron and aluminum experience such extreme temperatures and pressures that the materials ooze through Earth’s interior—on geological timescales—like sap moves through a … [+2671 chars]

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