Physicists Discover Previously Unknown Crystal Forged During Manhattan Project's Trinity Test - Gizmodo

Researchers identified an unexpected crystal created by the 1945 Trinity nuclear test when the blast melted and rapidly cooled copper-rich tower materials and wiring. Its unusual atomic structure could help scientists understand material arrangements important for quantum computing, solar cells and batteries. Like microscopic crystals from meteorites, this human-made grain preserves extreme formation conditions and provides a new specimen for studying how formation history controls functional material properties.