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.

Historic crystal find: Researchers discovered a calcium–copper–silicon clathrate in debris from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, marking the first such crystal from a nuclear explosion. Extreme ...

At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity lurched into the birth of a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear ...

The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab.

A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare ...

Nearly 80 years after the event, trinitite still has the power to amaze.

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes. But when the New Mexico dawn ...