  The many experimental puzzles of solid hydrogen, that seem to defy the
generally accepted view of condensed matter, are shown to be a rather
straightforward consequence of a new approach to condensed matter physics, that
takes into account the coherent electrodynamic processes, predicted by Quantum
ElectroDynamics (QED) that have been so far overlooked. As a consequence, a
revision of the present view, based on electrostatic forces only, is called
for.
