The philosopher’s stone was an object that all alchemists tried to make in the 15th century. According to alchemists, thanks to this stone any fabric can be turned into gold. The stone was also believed to confer immortality. In fact, French alchemist Nicolas Flamel, who is said to have discovered the stone, not found in his grave after death It is also shown by many as proof that the stone was actually produced.

on a certain moment Harry Potter Of course, almost everyone knows that this story, which is even the subject of his books, is not true. However, after a long struggle, scientists finally “modern philosopher’s stone” discovers. Thanks to a new method, pure water has successfully “turned into metal”.

Looks like metal, durable like metal

All it took to make pure water as sustainable as metal, according to research from the Czech Academy of Sciences. compression of atoms Realizing that this is not the case, scientists have almost succeeded in converting “one substance into another”, which has been dreamed of for centuries.

It is a metal alloy that is liquid at room temperature by exposing the atoms of water, which is normally an insulating material, after it has been compressed to 48 times more pressure than Earth. sodium potassium The scientists were created under special conditions in a laboratory at sea level. After the experiments metal alloy charged with positive ions successfully combine with water, scientists discovered that the outer surface of the water coated with a golden yellow color and stated that water has the same properties as an ordinary metal.

The main goal of the research was not to convert water into metal. Scientists believe that substances and alloys found in high-pressure environments on exoplanets to better understand what it will look like on the planets they are doing this experiment. For example, on Jupiter, there are substances such as “metalized water” that emerged in this experiment. was confirmed.

Scientists continue their research on metallized water and for this alloy hopes to discover innovative applications.