Equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation between olivine, pyroxene, spinel and MORB glass: Implications for mantle partial melting to generate MORBs

by Jaswitha Reddy Guntaka | Jun 19, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Nie, Nicole X., Anat Shahar, Peng Ni, Richard W. Carlson, Steven B. Shirey, Corliss K. Sio, Justin Y. Hu et al. “Equilibrium Fe isotope fractionation between olivine, pyroxene, spinel and MORB glass: Implications for mantle partial melting to generate...

Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons

by Jaswitha Reddy Guntaka | May 29, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Hessam Shahbazi et al., Resiliency, morphology, and entropic transformations in high-entropy oxide nanoribbons. Science 388, 950-956 (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adr5604

Extending tetrahedral network similarity to carbon: A type-I carbon clathrate stabilized by boron

by Christofanis Skordas | May 23, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Strobel, Timothy A., Tiange Bi, Piotr A. Guńka, Mads F. Hansen, Julia-Maria Hübner, Samuel G. Dunning, Li Zhu, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, and Yue Meng. “Extending tetrahedral network similarity to carbon: A type-I carbon clathrate stabilized by...

Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and olivine

by Jaswitha Reddy Guntaka | May 23, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Cross, A.J., Goddard, R.M., Kumamoto, K.M. et al. Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and olivine. Nat. Geosci. 18, 548–554 (2025).

Photochemically Induced Co-oxidation of Aqueous Manganese and Cobalt and the Formation of Cobalt-Incorporated Manganese Oxides

by Christofanis Skordas | May 21, 2025 | Publications, Science Highlights

Zhenwei Gao, Gwan Yeong Jung, Ping-I Chou, Olaf J. Borkiewicz, Matthew Newville, Rohan Mishra, and Young-Shin Jun, Photochemically Induced Co-oxidation of Aqueous Manganese and Cobalt and the Formation of Cobalt-Incorporated Manganese Oxides,  Environmental Science...

The origin of vertebrate teeth and evolution of sensory exoskeletons

by Jaswitha Reddy Guntaka | May 21, 2025 | Science Highlights

Link to Article | Link to UChicago News   Haridy, Y., Norris, S.C.P., Fabbri, M. et al. The origin of vertebrate teeth and evolution of sensory exoskeletons. Nature 642, 119–124 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08944-w...