High pressure forces heavy hydrogen to act like a metal

Metallic hydrogen and deuterium hold great promise for new superconductors and they could also be used to make powerful rocket fuel. Find out why a team of French scientists believe they have detected metallic forms of both hydrogen and deuterium. Then download this story and the accompanying summary slide to give 14–16 students a new science context when studying isotopes, metallic bonding and covalent bonding.