All
 good research breaks new ground, but rarely does the research unearth 
truths that challenge the foundation of a science. That’s what Artem R. 
Oganov has done, and the professor of theoretical crystallography in the
 Department of Geosciences will have his work published in the Dec. 20 
issue of the journal Science.
The
 paper titled "Unexpected stable stoichiometries of sodium chlorides,” 
documents his predictions about, and experiments in, compressing sodium 
chloride—rock salt—to form new compounds. These compounds validate his 
methodology for predicting the properties of objects—a methodology now 
used worldwide for computational material discovery—and hold the promise
 of novel materials and applications. 
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| Electron localization function in the cubic NaCl3 structure. (Credit: Artem R. Oganov) | 
 
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