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Science & Technology
January 27, 2021 | 11:55 am

New research on carbon cracks open secrets deep inside exoplanets

Measuring carbon at the highest pressures ever achieved in a laboratory, researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics report first model of the carbon structures that may make up planets outside the solar system.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Gilbert (Rip) Collins, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Ryan Rygg, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
August 10, 2020 | 08:55 am

Rochester leads effort to understand matter at atom-crushing pressures

The University is the host institution for a NSF-funded national collaboration to explore ‘revolutionary states of matter.’

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Eric Blackman, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics, Hussein Aluie, Jessica Shang, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Miki Nakajima, Mohamed Zaghoo, Philip Nilson, Pierre Gourdain, Rip Collins, Ryan Rygg, School of Arts and Sciences, Suxing Hu,
Science & Technology
May 15, 2019 | 02:35 pm

‘Exotic’ form of ice both solid and liquid

Using lasers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, researchers have created a superionic water ice, identifying and recording the ice’s atomic structure for the first time and changing our understanding of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, research finding, Ryan Rygg,