news.iastate.edu

Unique straining affects phase transformations in silicon, a material vital for electronics

AMES, Iowa – When Valery Levitas left Europe in 1999, he packed up a rotational diamond anvil cell and brought it to the United States. He and the researchers in his group are still using a ...
American Institute of Physics

Fast compression and pressure cycling alter phase transitions in iron-nickel alloys

The effects of cycles of compression and relaxation during Earth’s early lifetime can be studied using a combination of fast ...