"It would be about 1.5 times the power of TNT," says David Chavez, an explosives chemist at Los Alamos who worked on the new molecule. "So fairly energetic, quite a nice improvement compared to TNT." ...

Explosives like TNT have been in use for over 150 years. We may be about to see an upgrade to something more effective. The Enhanced Blast Artillery Projectile incorporates two new types of ...

The new molecule is a nitrogen-containing compound called bis-oxadiazole. ... TNT has this same physical characteristic, but is much lower performing with respect to velocity and pressure." ...

Skoltech researchers have theoretically investigated the wide range of molecules that oxygen and carbon atoms can form in addition to the well-known carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Compounds ...

Working with Jesse Sabatini and colleagues at Aberdeen, they developed a 24-atom molecule that's packed with nitrogen, and has increased performance 1.5 times greater than TNT.

The chemistry of explosives is a delicate matter. A little less carbon, a little more nitrogen, and the right amount of oxygen can transform a relatively inert substance into quite the showstopper.

Peterborough, N.H. – A research group at MIT has found a way to effect a thirtyfold increase in the sensitivity of explosives sensors based on organic polymers. Creating laser action in the polymer ...

A new detector so sensitive it can pick up a single molecule of an explosive such as TNT has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). To create the sensors, a ...