Just when you thought you would never see Roald Hoffmann again after watching the "World of Chemistry" videos in high school, Roald and a team from SUNY-Stony Brook and Cornell discovered a theoretical metallization of Hydrogen using a combination of hydrogen and lithium molecules. A theoretical compound of LiH6 would be metallized at 1 million atmospheres, 25 percent of the pressure required to metallize hydrogen by itself.
The information will hopefully lead to the invention of a metallic hydrogen-based superconductor. A superconductor is a conductor that allows the flow of electrical current without resistance. The use of such a conductor would greatly increase electrical efficiency in today's world. With a superconductor, half of the power generated would be saved due to not wasting energy to loss of energy in transmission. Superconductivity is an incredibly interesting subject and hopefully one day it will be a common sight in the transmission of electricity thanks to the discovery of the metallization of hydrogen with Lithium.
Posted by Jacob Ott
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