At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity entered a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear explosion blossomed over New Mexico. As the blast, known as the Trinity nuclear test, vaporised the ...

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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 ...

Scientists have made a discovery that is not seen in nature (Image: Luca Bindi and Paul J. Steinhardt) Scientists have uncovered a unique, previously unknown crystal structure within an unusual "ox ...