Latest claim of turning hydrogen into a metal may be the most solid yet
If correct, the study would complete a decades-long quest to find the elusive material
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DIAMOND CRUSH Scientists used a device consisting of two diamonds (similar to this one) to squeeze hydrogen to extreme pressure. The element turned into a metal, researchers report.
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