How ion bombardment reshapes metal surfaces
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 23:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Ion bombardment of metal surfaces is an important, but poorly understood, nanomanufacturing technique. New research using sophisticated supercomputer simulations has shown what goes on in trillionths of a second. The advance could lead to better ways to predict the phenomenon and more uses of the technique to make new nanoscale products.