News thumbnail
Science / Mon, 17 Aug 2026 ZME Science

Scientists Melted Diamond at Temperatures Hotter Than the Sun. It Behaved Very Strangely - ZME Science

Scientists Melted Diamond at Temperatures Hotter Than the Sun. It Behaved Very Strangely ZME ScienceDiamond melting in shock compression experiments at 1 TPa pressures NatureDiamond melting breakthrough could deliver 3x energy gain in laser-driven nuclear fusion Interesting EngineeringNew measurement of diamond phase change could mean increased ICF energy gain ans.orgDiamond Melts at 1 Trillion Pascals, With No Clear Signal of the BC8 Phase XenoSpectrum

Scientists Melted Diamond at Temperatures Hotter Than the Sun. It Behaved Very Strangely ZME ScienceDiamond melting in shock compression experiments at 1 TPa pressures NatureDiamond melting breakthrough could deliver 3x energy gain in laser-driven nuclear fusion Interesting EngineeringNew measurement of diamond phase change could mean increased ICF energy gain ans.orgDiamond Melts at 1 Trillion Pascals, With No Clear Signal of the BC8 Phase XenoSpectrum

© All Rights Reserved.