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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Strange never-before-seen material found at Hiroshima atomic bombing site

Nearly 81 years after the cataclysmic atomic bombing of Japan that instantly killed over 70,000 people, scientists have discovered a bizarre and previously unknown material from the beach sands of the Hiroshima Bay region.

Nuclear explosions, meteorite impacts, and other high-energy events can act as natural laboratories for the formation of previously unknown materials.

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