Liquid carbon characterised in the lab for the first time
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Victoria Corless2025-06-02T08:50:00
When targeted by a high-energy laser that generates pressures over one million atmospheres, carbon samples melt at around 6700K
Using an ultra-powerful laser, researchers have successfully characterised liquid carbon in the lab for the first time. The experiments offer rare insight into one of the most abundant elements in the universe, which, despite its ubiquity, remains the least understood in its liquid form among stable elements.