Nuclear detection, nuclear materials, nuclear smuggling | Homeland Security Newswire
Published 27 May 2021 A newly discovered quasicrystal that was created by the first nuclear explosion at Trinity Site, N.M., on July 16, 1945, could someday help scientists better understand illicit nuclear explosions and curb nuclear proliferation. The newly discovered material was formed accidentally in the blast of the first atomic bomb test, which resulted in the fusion of surrounding sand, the test tower, and copper transmission lines into a glassy material known as trinitite. A newly discovered quasicrystal that was created by the first nuclear explosion at Trinity Site, N.M., on July ...
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