Explosives

Next-generation explosives, more power and safety without pollution

harminka — Mon, 26 May 2008 08:36:07 -0500

Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a new generation of explosives that is more powerful than TNT and other existing explosives, less apt to detonate accidentally, and produce fewer toxic byproducts. Their study of these more environmentally friendly explosives is scheduled for the June 24 issue of ACS’ Chemistry of Materials, a bi-weekly journal.

Glowing films developed by UC San Diego chemists reveal traces of explosives

harminka — Sat, 24 May 2008 03:15:58 -0500

New spray-on films developed by UC San Diego chemists will be the basis of portable devices that can quickly reveal trace amounts of nitrogen-based explosives.

Explosives on a Chip Improve Military Detonators

harminka — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:48:05 -0600

Tiny copper structures with pores at both the nanometer and micron size scales could play a key role in the next generation of detonators used to improve the reliability, reduce the size and lower the cost of certain military munitions.

Explosives on a Chip Improve Military Detonators

mohammad — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:55:25 -0600

Tiny copper structures with pores at both the nanometer and micron size scales could play a key role in the next generation of detonators used to improve the reliability, reduce the size and lower the cost of certain military munitions

MIT's 'electronic nose' could detect hazards

harminka — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:28:45 -0600

A tiny "electronic nose" that MIT researchers have engineered with a novel inkjet printing method could be used to detect hazards including carbon monoxide, harmful industrial solvents and explosives.

Second car defused in London

Dinka — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:28:40 -0500

Hours after British police defused a bomb in an abandoned car in London's theater district, police say they have found bomb components in a second vehicle in central London. Authorities say both cars contained canisters of fuel, propane, and nails, and they believe the bomb plots are linked. The incidents came hours after Britain's new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, announced his cabinet.

Cache of Explosives in Spain's Basque Region

Dinka — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 06:41:01 -0600