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Scientists crushed diamond beyond Neptune-like pressures—and solved a 20-year mystery
ScienceDailyThursday, August 20, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Extreme experiments have revealed how diamond behaves at crushing pressures beyond those inside Neptune and Uranus, resolving a decades-old conflict between theory and observation.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Extreme experiments have revealed how diamond behaves at crushing pressures beyond those inside Neptune and Uranus, resolving a decades-old conflict between theory and observation.
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Extreme experiments have revealed how diamond behaves at crushing pressures beyond those inside Neptune and Uranus, resolving a decades-old conflict between theory and observation.
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