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The Hiroshima Bomb Created a Strange Alloy Never Seen on Earth From Vaporized Buildings and Metal
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Scientists have discovered a unique, previously unknown silicon-rich alloy within glassy particles recovered from Hiroshima Bay. These 'hiroshimaites' were formed by the extreme heat of the 1945 atomic blast, which vaporized urban materials and fused them into a complex atomic structure.
A grain of metal scarcely wider than a red blood cell has preserved an atomic arrangement born in the fireball over Hiroshima.
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