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Deep inside rocky planets like Earth, the behavior of iron can greatly affect the properties of molten rock materials: properties that influenced how Earth...
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Illustration of how a single crystal sample of silicon deforms during shock compression on nanosecond timescales.
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Chandra Curry at the Matter in Extreme Conditions experimental hutch 6 at LCLS.
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