The Hiroshima Bomb Created a Strange Alloy Never Seen on Earth From Vaporized Buildings and Metal
Incident-light image of the hiroshimaite sample containing iron-chromium alloys, left, and its polished surface under reflected light, right. Credit: Bindi et al., 2026 A grain of metal scarcely wider than a red blood cell has preserved an atomic arrangement born in the fireball over Hiroshima. Scientists found the particle inside a glassy droplet recovered from…