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Structure and dynamics

Structure and dynamics

Show us your metal

12 Oct 2017
Taken from the October 2017 issue of Physics World

One of the rarest metals in the universe, metallic hydrogen could solve many energy problems – but has it finally been isolated in the lab? Jon Cartwright tries to sort out claim from counter-claim

Photograph of Isaac Silvera (right) and Ranga Dias (left) in their lab
Under pressure: Isaac Silvera and Ranga Dias faced disbelief when they announced their finding. (Courtesy: Ranga Dias and Isaac Silvera)
Scientists aren’t immune to the allure of rare metals. Isaac Newton’s interest in alchemy is wel

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Jon Cartwright is a freelance journalist based in Bristol, UK, jcartwright.co.uk
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