Thanks to the development of experimental high-pressure techniques and methods for
crystal-structure prediction based on quantum mechanics, in the past decade, numerous …

Pressure, a fundamental thermodynamic variable, can generate two essential effects on
materials. First, pressure can create new high-pressure phases via modification of the …

The theoretical exploration of the phase diagrams of binary hydrides under pressure using
ab initio crystal structure prediction techniques coupled with first principles calculations has …

Superionic states are phases of matter that can simultaneously exhibit some of the
properties of a liquid and of a solid. For example, in superionic ice, hydrogen atoms can …

Both helium and ammonia are main components of icy giant planets. While ammonia is very
reactive, helium is the most inert element in the universe. It is of great interest whether …

Recent advances in high-pressure technologies and large-scale experimental and
computational facilities have enabled scientists, at an unprecedented rate, to discover and …

Long thought to be impossible, crystal structure prediction (CSP) is a thriving field today, with
many important discoveries in fields as diverse as computational materials discovery, drug …

There is compelling geochemical evidence for primordial helium trapped in Earth's lower
mantle, but the origin and nature of the helium source remain elusive due to scarce …

Uranus and Neptune are generally assumed to have helium only in their gaseous
atmospheres. Here, we report the possibility of helium being fixed in the upper mantles of …

An enduring geological mystery concerns the missing xenon problem, referring to the
abnormally low concentration of xenon compared to other noble gases in Earth's …