Metallic hydrogen could be a reality: Why you should care

Transparent molecular hydrogen (left) at about 200 GPa became black molecular hydrogen (center) and finally reflective atomic metallic hydrogen at 495 GPa (right). [Image courtesy of Isaac Silvera/Harvard]

Harvard University scientists say they have created metallic hydrogen, a super material that until now has only been theoretical.

If the claims pan out, they could open up a host of possibilities, including in the medical device field. That’s because metallic hydrogen theoretically should be superconductive at room temperature. MRIs, for example, would no longer need supercooled magnets.

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