U.S. scientists create metallic hydrogen, a possible superconductor, ending quest

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U.S. scientists create metallic hydrogen, a possible superconductor, ending quest

A combination of still photos taken from video shows hydrogen magnified at different stages of compression, from gas form to metallic, provided January 26, 2017. Photos courtesy of Isaa Sivera/Handout via REUTERS\


U.S. scientists have succeeded in squeezing hydrogen so intensely that it has turned into a metal, creating an entirely new material that might be used as a highly efficient electricity conductor at room temperatures.

The discovery, published in the journal Science on Thursday, provides the first confirmation of a theory proposed in 1935 by physicists Hillard Bell Huntington and Eugene Wigner that hydrogen, normally a gas, could occur in a metallic state if exposed to extreme pressure.

Several teams have been racing to develop metallic hydrogen, which is highly prized because of its potential as a superconductor, a material that is extremely efficient at conducting electricity.

More at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-physics-superconductor-idUSKBN15A2RB?utm_campaign=true

 

[Nilgiri]

Thats what has been speculated (and recent evidence has been found to support it) to be in the centre of the solar system's gas giants like Jupiter.

 

[Cookie Monster]

A super conductor ending quest? Superconductors discovered so far have that superconducting quality at very low temperatures making them somewhat impractical. The same applies to this bcuz hydrogen requires very high pressure to be compressed into that state.