Bruce Banner isn’t the only scientist who could crush you with one mighty squeeze. These days, the Hulk’s superhuman strength is matched by researchers who squish all kinds of stuff in superscience experiments.
Researchers expect to achieve record-breaking pressures at the National Ignition Facility (target chamber shown). Lawrence Livermore National LaboratorySIMPLE ELEMENT, MANY FACES | Though hydrogen takes the form of a gas under normal conditions, at high temperatures and pressures (shown above) it behaves in surprising ways.
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