Superhard nanometals made under high pressure.(METALS)

A way to make super hard nanophase metals under high pressure has reportedly been discovered at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Calif. The research offers the possibility of materials that could serve in fusion energy production, spacecraft shielding, and safer automobile frames. "This marks the first time anyone has been able to do actual shock experiments on nanocrystalline metals and, at the same time, carry out numerical simulations in supercomputers to interpret the results," says Dr. Eduardo M. Bringa. Until now, understanding of how ...