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Liquid carbon reveals its secrets

19 Jun 2025 Isabelle Dumé
Liquid carbon illustration
Under pressure: Researchers have measured liquid carbon experimentally for the first time, by combining a high-power laser with the ultrashort X-ray laser flash of the European XFEL. (Courtesy HZDR/M Künsting)
Thanks to new experiments using the DIPOLE 100-X high-performance laser at the European X-ray Free E

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