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When was the diamond-anvil cell invented?
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high-pressure phenomena
Three compression mechanisms in crystals.
The diamond-anvil cell was invented in 1958. It was developed almost simultaneously by researchers at the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) and the University of Chicago.1
This invention revolutionized high-pressure research by allowing scientists to visually observe the effects of pressure on samples, thanks to the transparency of diamond to various forms of electromagnetic radiation.1