> To create the new form [nitrogen] was pressed together between two diamonds to 1.4 million atmospheres of pressure, and over 4,000 °C (7,232 °F)... It appears to have good conductivity, much like that of graphene, which could make it useful in future electronic devices.
Are you kidding me? Kinda grasping at straws if that's the application -- who are we selling these electronics to, magma golems? This is good & pure science, please don't sully it with such foolishness.
Science journalists are pretty much required to ask about useful applications. "It was cool and we wanted to do it" may be the truth, but (sadly) it's not an acceptable answer.
If it can be done with pressure alone, it isn't unreasonable to consider that a crystalline structure might be able to keep it in this state with no external forces.
Are you kidding me? Kinda grasping at straws if that's the application -- who are we selling these electronics to, magma golems? This is good & pure science, please don't sully it with such foolishness.