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

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

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 ...

Historic crystal find: Scientists discovered a unique calcium–copper–silicon clathrate in red trinitite from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, marking the first such crystal from a nuclear blast. Extreme ...

In an instant, the bomb obliterated everything. The tower it sat on and the copper wires strung around it: vaporized. The desert sand below: melted. In the aftermath of the first test of an atomic ...

Atomic bomb explosions create extreme conditions. Italian researchers have discovered an unusual material created by them.

Insulators are materials in which electrons cannot move freely. Past theoretical studies predicted the existence of an unusual insulating state dubbed obstructed atomic insulator (OAI), in which ...