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

Samples of "trinitite" created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before.

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

Perovskites are a class of materials with a unique crystal structure that suits applications such as fabricating solar cells, ...

The ability to predict crystal structures is a key part of the design of new materials. New research shows that a mathematical algorithm can guarantee to predict the structure of any material just ...

Researchers have recently found a new way to summon useful structures in magnetic materials using light, heat, and electric fields. This new method, described in a new study published in Physical ...

Scientists have discovered a unique, never-before-seen 'ox blood' crystal formed by the extreme heat and pressure of the ...

The new method can determine crystal structures underlying experimental data thus far difficult to analyze. A joint research team led by Yuuki Kubo and Shiji Tsuneyuki of the University of Tokyo has ...

Duplicates of crystal structures are flooding databases, implicating repositories hosting organic, inorganic, and computer-generated crystals. The issue raises questions about curation practices at ...

Scientists in the US have rewritten the rules of materials discovery after creating a ...