Posted: Feb 24, 2017 5:57 pm
The only sample of metallic hydrogen on Earth has vanished.
The physics world was abuzz with excitement (and skepticism) last month when scientists from Harvard University claimed they had created a stable sample of metallic hydrogen. Their initial testing and paper garnered a great deal of interest, as no one had thus far been able to prove the theoretical material existed. The team said more testing would be done to confirm the material was indeed the fabled new form of hydrogen, but they now report the sample has vanished... [more at link]
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