: a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element or group
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The non-contact imaging method could also transfer to other fields, such as investigating degradation in hydride superconductors or general industrial metal corrosion.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Exxon, which invented an early version of the lithium-ion battery, halted its EV battery research program in the early 1980s, while Chevron worked to block commercialization of a nickel-metal hydride battery technology.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Feb. 2026
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
It can be converted into a metal hydride, but this process, which involves mixing it with stable isotopes, decreases its energy density.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Exxon, which invented an early version of the lithium-ion battery, halted its EV battery research program in the early 1980s, while Chevron worked to block commercialization of a nickel-metal hydride battery technology.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Feb. 2026
In a July 2025 journal article, physicist Florian Grussie and collaborators at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics demonstrated that the first molecule to form in the universe, helium hydride, HeH⁺, could have been more abundant in the early universe than previously thought.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
It can be converted into a metal hydride, but this process, which involves mixing it with stable isotopes, decreases its energy density.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Hydride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydride. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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