"Video Shows Scientists Transforming Pure Water Into Metal"
Scientists have successfully transformed pure water into a metallic state by bringing it into contact with an electron-sharing alkali metal, inducing conductivity and a golden sheen. This breakthrough, achieved without the need for extremely high pressures, provides insight into the phase transition of water and could facilitate the study of extreme high-pressure conditions within large planets. The research, published in Nature, offers potential for replicating conditions inside planets like Neptune and Uranus, where metallic hydrogen is thought to exist.