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'Extreme' crystal that formed in 1945 nuclear bomb test is unlike anything scientists have seen

Samples of "trinitite" created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before.

‘Impossible’ crystal created during world’s first nuclear blast is discovered – and it wouldn’t normally exist on Earth

A CRYSTAL which was created during the world’s first nuclear blast has been discovered – and experts claim it shouldn’t even ...
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The world's first nuclear explosion forged an 'impossible' crystal

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to ...
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The First Atomic Bomb Made a Crystal Scientists Had Never Seen Before

Before trinitite, the only known naturally formed quasicrystal came from meteorite fragments, likely produced during a ...

Physicists Discover Previously Unknown Crystal Forged During Manhattan Project’s Trinity Test

An unusual crystal created by America’s first nuclear bomb test could help scientists understand a structure needed for ...

"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation

Extreme, transient conditions produced by nuclear detonations can generate solid-state phases inaccessible to conventional ...

Desert, Secrecy and a Smiling Buddha: How India Secretly Became a Nuclear Power Twice

From Pokhran in 1974 to the tests of 1998, India’s nuclear journey unfolded through secrecy, sanctions, and strategic risk, ...