The Geophysical Laboratory's weekly seminar series continues with Yifei Mo of the Department of Material Sciences and Engineering at the University of Maryland. He will present, "Computation Accelerated Design of Materials and Interfaces for Solid-State Batteries."
The Geophysical Laboratory's weekly seminar series continues with Sébastian Merkel of Université Lille 1. He will present, "The fate of post-perovskite in the Earth's D'' layer: Insights from grain tracking experiments."
Washington, DC— A team including several Geophysical Laboratory scientists has developed a form of ultrastrong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of properties could serve a wide variety of applications from aerospace engineering to military armor.
The Geophysical Laboratory's weekly seminar series continues with Alexey Kolmogorov of Binghamton University. He will present, "New materials made under pressure: from prediction to discovery."
The Geophysical Laboratory's weekly seminar series continues with Eran Greenberg of the University of Chicago. He will present, "Pressure Induced Electronic/Magnetic Transitions in Iron Oxides – Beyond the Classic Mott and Spin Transitions. "
Washington, DC—It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of silicon when it comes to computing, solar energy, and other technological applications. (Not to mention the fact that it makes up an awful lot of the Earth’s crust.) Yet there is still so much to learn about how to harness the capabilities of element number 14.
The Geophysical Laboratory's weekly seminar series continues with our own Sergey Lobanov. He will present, "Peeking into the color of the lower mantle: Optical studies of minerals at high P/T.”
Amol Karandikar investigates melting of materials at high pressure, mainly using laser-heated diamond anvil cells.
The Geophysical Laboratory's weekly seminar series continues with Arianna Gleason from Stanford University. She will present, "Ultrafast X-ray Studies on the Dynamics of Transitions in Planetary Materials."
Washington, DC—Germanium may not be a household name like silicon, its group-mate on the periodic table, but it has great potential for use in next-generation electronics and energy technology.
Of particular interest are forms of germanium that can be synthesized in the lab under extreme pressure conditions. However, one of the most-promising forms of germanium for practical applications, called ST12, has only been created in tiny sample sizes—too small to definitively confirm its properties.
