An international team of scientists, led by the University of Rostock and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), set out to investigate matter under extreme pressure. In 2023, they used the high-power DIPOLE 100-X laser at the European XFEL for the very first time, achieving remarkable results. Their groundbreaking experiment successfully captured the behavior of liquid carbon, a feat never before accomplished, as reported in the journal Nature.
