High-pressure phase transitions and melt structure of Pb O2: An analog for silica
Kalkan, B., B.K. Godwal, J. Yan, R. Jeanloz (2022). High-pressure phase transitions and melt structure of Pb O2: An analog for silica, 105, 064111. Phys. Rev. B. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.064111
Nature of the bonded-to-atomic transition in liquid silica to TPa pressures
Zhang, S., M. A. Morales, R. Jeanloz, M. Millot, S. X. Hu & E. Zurek (2022). Nature of the bonded-to-atomic transition in liquid silica to TPa pressures, 131, 071101. Journal…
Can a planet have a mind of its own?
February 16, 2022
Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank discusses why cognitive activity operating on a planetary scale is necessary to tackle global issues such as climate change.
Large planets may not form fractionally large moons
Nakajima, M., H. Genda, E. Asphaug & S. Ida (2022). Large planets may not form fractionally large moons. Nature Communications, 13, 568. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28063-8
The phase diagrams of beryllium and magnesium oxide at megabar pressures
Wu, J., F. Gonzalez-Cataldo, F. Soubiran & B. Militzer (2022). The phase diagrams of beryllium and magnesium oxide at megabar pressures. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 34(14), 144003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ac4b2a
Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable
February 1, 2022
In the search for Earth-like planets, University of Rochester scientist Miki Nakajima turns to computer simulations of moon formations.
“How to find a planet you can’t see”
January 27, 2022
Tiny wobbles and faint twinkles that have led astronomers to nearly 5,000 new worlds.
“What we found when we went looking for another Earth”
January 24, 2022
In the last few years, scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets – and a lot of them are surprisingly weird.
Dynamic compression of water to conditions in ice giant interiors
Gleason, A. E., D. R. Rittman, C. A. Bolme, E. Galtier, H. J. Lee, E. Granados, S. Ali, A. Lazicki, D. Swift, P. Celliers, B. Militzer, S. Stanley, W.L. Mao…