Nanocomposite solids can be made into helium resistant materials to enable progress to nuclear fusion and other applications
Texas A and M researchers investigated how helium behaves in nanocomposite solids, materials made of stacks of thick metal layers. Their findings were a surprise. Rather than making bubbles, the helium in these materials formed long channels, resembling veins in living tissues. “We were blown away by what we saw,” Demkowicz said. “As you put …