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Scientists Recreate the Melting ‘Diamond Rain’ of Neptune and Uranus. It May Help Fusion Power

ByW.B.D. Editorial Desk· August 21, 2026
Scientists Recreate the Melting ‘Diamond Rain’ of Neptune and Uranus. It May Help Fusion Power

A U.S. government lab has recreated the truly alien conditions that melt diamonds deep inside ice giant planets—and the technique could triple the energy gains for some fusion reactors.

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