Diamond anvil cell
Videos
A diamond anvil cell is a high-pressure device used in geology, engineering, and materials science experiments. It permits the compression of a small piece of material to extreme pressures, typically
The first diamond anvil cell in the NIST museum at Gaithersburg. Shown in the image above is the part which compresses the central assembly.
Researcher using a diamond anvil cell to study materials under deep Earth conditions.
Mineral physics
Videos
Mineral physics is the science of materials that compose the interior of planets, particularly the Earth. It overlaps with petrophysics, which focuses on whole-rock properties. It provides information
Schematics of the core of a diamond anvil cell. The diamond size is a few millimeters at most