Rare atomic structure: Scientists discovered a unique calcium–copper–silicon clathrate crystal in red trinitite from the 1945 Trinity nuclear explosion. Extreme formation conditions: The crystal ...

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

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

A CRYSTAL which was created during the world’s first nuclear blast has been discovered – and experts claim it shouldn’t even ...

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to ...

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

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

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Tom ...

Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when ...

Researchers discovered a rare crystal formed during the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, revealing unique materials created under ...

In the shadow of a federal government shutdown, the site where the first atomic bomb was tested will not be open to the public this year. Located on White Sands Missile Range, the Trinity Site is ...