‘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 ...

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 ...

80 years after the Trinity nuclear test, scientists identify new molecule-trapping crystal formed in the blast

Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when ...
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Scientists confirm first clathrate crystal from a nuclear explosion

Historic blast's new find: Researchers discovered a unique calcium–copper–silicon clathrate crystal in debris from the 1945 ...

A look back at the world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster

Sunday, April 26, marks the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union.