Melting diamond could unlock triple fusion gain and the secrets of ice giant planets
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Diamond is more than a dazzling gem—the extremely hard form of carbon makes up the pellet that encases fuel for inertial confinement fusion, and scientists believe it rains down deep inside ice giant planets like Neptune and Uranus. In both cases, the material experiences enormous pressures. Until now, experiments and simulations have disagreed about how it actually behaves under those conditions.
Key takeaways
- 01Diamond is more than a dazzling gem—the extremely hard form of carbon makes up the pellet that encases fuel for inertial confinement fusion, and scientists believe it rains down deep inside ice giant planets like Neptune and Uranus.
- 02In both cases, the material experiences enormous pressures.
- 03Until now, experiments and simulations have disagreed about how it actually behaves under those conditions.
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