Nano insights could lead to improved nuclear reactors: Researchers examine self-healing abilities of some materials
Friday, November 16, 2012 - 06:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—In order to build the next generation of nuclear reactors, materials scientists are trying to unlock the secrets of certain materials that are radiation-damage tolerant. Now researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have brought new understanding to one of those secrets—how the interfaces between two carefully selected metals can absorb, or heal, radiation damage.