New explosive could render toxic TNT obsolete

Date 15th, Jun 2018
Source New Atlas - Scientific News Websites

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It looks as if the days of the venerable explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT) are numbered as researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the US Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland develop a new explosive that has the power of TNT, yet is safer and more environmentally friendly... Continue Reading New explosive could render toxic TNT obsolete Category: Science Tags: Explosives Los Alamos National Laboratory US Army Research Laboratory Related Articles: CubeSats could soon be zooming around space under their own power NASA's plan to bat away Earth-bound asteroids US Army developing a "Third Arm" for soldiers Remotely monitoring suspect nuclear reactors using antineutrinos Nanoscale "supersoap" allows liquid 3D structures to be printed within other liquids Broken nanodiamonds create a super-long-lasting, very-low-friction dry lubricant