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High Pressure Workshop

11–12 May 2026
PSI Villigen
Europe/Zurich timezone

Session

High-Pressure in Complex Systems: From Soft-Matter to Planetary Science

11 May 2026, 13:00
Auditorium (WHGA) (PSI Villigen)

Auditorium (WHGA)

PSI Villigen

Conveners

High-Pressure in Complex Systems: From Soft-Matter to Planetary Science

  • Douglas Fabini

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  1. 34. The life of biosystems coping with high hydrostatic pressure conditions
    Prof. Peters
    11/05/2026, 13:00
    Talk

    Life is thought to have appeared in the depth of the sea under high hydrostatic pressure (HHP). Indeed, it is known that the deep biosphere hosts a myriad of life forms thriving under high pressure conditions. However, the evolutionary mechanisms leading to their adaptation are still not known. Here, I will discuss the impact of HHP on various biological systems covering lipidic membranes,...

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  2. 58. New structures and exotic properties of simple molecular systems under extreme conditions: using neutrons to explore planetary interiors
    Livia E. Bove (1)IMPMC, CNRS-UMR 7590, Université P&M Curie, 75252 Paris, France 2) Physics Department, Università di Roma La Sapienza, piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00196, Roma, Italy 3)LQM, Physics Department, Ecole Politecnique Federale Lausanne, Lausanne, Suisse)
    11/05/2026, 13:30

    Simple molecular systems—such as water, methane, ammonia, hydrogen, and their mixtures—play a central role across disciplines, from energy storage technologies to condensed matter and planetary physics [1]. They are abundant on Earth, widespread in planetary bodies throughout our solar system, [2] and have even been detected on newly discovered water-rich exoplanets, representing not only a...

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  3. 38. Gas/liquid interfaces at high pressure: Neutron Imaging, Molecular Dynamics
    Ondrej Vopicka (Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czechia)
    11/05/2026, 14:00
    Talk

    The exposure of liquids to pressurized gases induces gas adsorption at the interface, its diffusion into the bulk, and liquid swelling. Neutron imaging of systems from deuterated liquids (hydrocarbons, water) and protium-containing gases (H$_2$, CH$_4$, C$_2$H$_6$) at up to 100 bar and near-ambient temperatures provides interface shape, liquid level, and concentration distribution over time....

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  4. 64. High-pressure research at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (ETHZ)
    Christian Liebske (ETH Zurich)
    11/05/2026, 14:20
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    The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETHZ has a nearly 50-year long history in experimental high-pressure projects. Several research groups operate a wide range of instruments, from gas- and solid-media pressure devices to diamond anvil cell systems, covering conditions from hundreds of MPa to hundreds of GPa, while heating to several thousands of Kelvin.

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