Geometrically baffling ‘quasicrystals’ found in the debris of the first-ever nuclear blast
Geometrically baffling ‘quasicrystals’ found in the debris of the first-ever nuclear blast: The heat and pressure generated by a nuclear explosion can produce unusual chemical curiosities. United States Department of Energy/wikimedia Nuclear detonations unleash an astonishing amount of destructive force. But the extreme pressure and temperature that they generate also makes nuclear blasts a cauldron …