Scientists have identified an old piece of the Pacific Ocean – the ancient remains of its long-ago seabed – extending hundreds of miles underneath China, as it is pulled downward into Earth’s mantle transition zone. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-fragment-of-pacific-ocean-under-china.html
Tag: Earth’s mantle
A Group of Materials Called Perovskites Could Be a Game-Changer For Solar Power
Researchers from Australia have discovered that the widely acclaimed mineral perovskite can be used to transform the solar industry through cheaper and more efficient photovoltaics. The Independent reports: Perovskite, which is forged deep within the Earth’s mantle, has been hailed for its unprecedented potential to convert sunlight into electricity. Researchers have already improved its sunlight-to-energy efficiency from around 3 per cent…
Tiny quantum sensors watch materials transform under pressure
Since their invention more than 60 years ago, diamond anvil cells have made it possible for scientists to recreate extreme phenomena—such as the crushing pressures deep inside the Earth’s mantle—or to enable chemical reactions that can only be triggered by intense pressure, all within the confines of a laboratory apparatus that you can safely hold in the palm of your hand….
Earth’s Mantle and Crust Are in a Fiery Battle to the Death … of Supercontinents
A new model of the whole Earth shows how the mantle and crust drive the movement of tectonic plates as well as the creation and destruction of supercontinents. Source: https://www.livescience.com/earth-mantle-crust-supercontinents.html
Mysterious Mineral from Earth’s Mantle Discovered in South African Diamond
The mineral contains an unusual mix of elements for a rock from Earth’s mantle. Source: https://www.livescience.com/new-mineral-discovered-in-diamond.html