Nov 19, 2017
Hydrogen turned into metal in stunning act of alchemy that could revolutionize technology and spaceflight
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: materials, space travel
Revolutionizing technology and spaceflight.
‘It’s the first-ever sample of metallic hydrogen on Earth, so when you’re looking at it, you’re looking at something that’s never existed before’
For nearly 100 years, scientists have dreamed of turning the lightest of all the elements, hydrogen, into a metal.