Metallic hydrogen

>>8632270
Could you explain why its a big deal?

Well it "should" be a room temp super conductor, also requires ridiculous amount of energy to create so would make for a very powerful rocket fuel since reversing that reaction would release it all, Isp of 1700s... just those two is enough for a start

I'm skeptical but not against it. The researchers really need to produce repeatable results and need to make sure that they aren't just seeing the coating of the diamonds behaving differently at high pressures.

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>>8632270
Please explain to a bone head what this is?

>>8632461
Take hydrogen, and squeeze it with about 71 million pounds of force with a pair of synthetic diamonds.

It is now metallic hydrogen

>>8632295
>Well it "should" be a room temp super conductor, also requires ridiculous amount of energy to create so would make for a very powerful rocket fuel since reversing that reaction would release it all, Isp of 1700s... just those two is enough for a start

Fuel? Step aside grandpa.

Make an em drive out of it.

can i make it with a hydraulic press?

>>8632886
Is your hydraulic press made out of synthetic diamond?

>>8632890
No but strong steel, harder than a nail.

>>8632295

Could it provide more energy than normal fusion in a hydrogen bomb?

>>8632503
But does it stay metallic once you release the pressure?

>Cellphones are already exploding on us to the point airlines are banning certain models
>Hey goy, would you like this metallic hydrogen super conducting phone. Its made out of the most powerful rocket fuel known to man.

No thanks. I'd like to live.

>>8633152
Super conductor = far less material needed as the wires can be really thin

>>8632915
It's theorized it does. though we can't know for certain yet.

>>8633165
Terahertz processors when?

>>8633345
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Does it remain metallic outside of the creation chamber?

>>8633627
I think they're still trying to find that out.

Do you think those results are legit ?
Several research groups doubt of their veracity

>>8633680
We won't know till its replicated, if i were involved in physics id be itching to test it