A material never before analyzed by man was created at the heart of the first nuclear explosion in history. The discovery comes from an international team coordinated by Luca #Bindi, professor of mineralogy at the University of #Florence. The research was published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and focuses on trinitite, the glass formed in the New Mexico desert after the #Trinity nuclear test, the first atomic bomb test in the United States. The researchers analyzed microscopic metal droplets trapped in the glass fragments. The new crystalline structure is composed of calcium, copper, and silicon and appears to be a clathrate, a material with a distinctive “cage” shape. Its creation would have occurred under the extreme conditions of the explosion, with extremely high temperatures and pressures. 🛸 Futuristic materials: clathrates are considered strategic materials for numerous advanced technologies. Their composition can trap atoms and molecules, altering the properties of the material itself. Researchers are experimenting with them in various fields, from converting heat into electricity to next-generation semiconductors. #Science #Discovery #NuclearHistory #TrinityTest #Trinitite #MaterialsScience #Innovation #Technology #Physics #Chemistry #AdvancedMaterials #Clathrates #ScientificResearch #PNAS #UniversityOfFlorence #LucaBindi #NuclearExplosion #Semiconductors #FutureTech #EnergyResearch

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Un originale #seminario per scoprire gli sviluppi più attuali di arte e scienza - Loris Cecchini e Luca Bindi: "Modules & Patterns. Un dialogo tra Arte e Scienza": bit.ly/modules_patterns #loriscecchini #lucabindi #artescienza

Ricomincio da tre: LucaBindi di @UNI_FIRENZE ha ora scoperto anche il terzo #quasicristallo naturale media.inaf.it/2016/12/14/ric… @SciReports

#lucabindi la app di #Acque non solo sportello online per bollette ma anche alert su guasti, fontanelli e molto altro #SocialUtility

#LucaBindi profilo istituzionale di #Acque interamente rivolto al cittadino strategia quadrimestrale #socialutility