What Happens When Matter is Pushed to the Extreme

The video explores the fascination scientists have with pressure experiments, aiming to model conditions in inaccessible places like Earth's core or other planets. It explains the use of diamond anvil cells (DACs) to achieve high pressures and the development of dynamic experiments using lasers for even greater pressures. Extreme techniques, including nuclear methods, are discussed for achieving pressures similar to those inside stars. The video concludes with the potential of these experiments to reveal new insights about the universe.

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