Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when conditions return to normal. The Trinity nuclear test in 1945 left behind such ...
Blast yields new crystal: Researchers found a unique calcium–copper–silicon clathrate in red trinitite from the Trinity nuclear test, marking the first such crystal from a detonation. Extreme ...
An unusual crystal created by America’s first nuclear bomb test could help scientists understand a structure needed for quantum computers, solar power, and batteries. Reading time 3 minutes America’s ...
Historic blast yields crystal: Researchers found a never-before-seen calcium–copper–silicon clathrate in debris from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, marking the first such crystal from a nuclear ...