Latest Explosive material Stories

Text of report by government-owned Argentine news agency Telam [Unattributed report: "Man Handling 700 kilograms of Explosives Arrested in Mining Zone" - Telam Headline] San Luis, 28 August (Telam) - Some 700 kilograms of explosives were seized today in a raid at a house in the San Luis Province town of La Toma, in which one man was arrested, police sources said. Deputy Commissioner Marcelo Bermudez, head of the San Luis delegation of the Federal Police, stated that the operation was...

Certain explosives may soon get a little greener and a little more precise.LLNL researchers added unique green solvents (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) and improved the crystal quality and chemical purity of the material.This work, supported under the Transformational Materials Initiative (TMI) Laboratory Research and Development project, appears on the cover of the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics."Improving...

U.S. government scientists say they've developed a "green" method that makes some explosives safer and more stable. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers say they added unique green solvents -- ionic liquids -- to an explosive called TATB and improved its crystal quality and chemical purity. "Improving crystal quality and purity leads to explosive materials that are (less likely to react violently) when subjected to mechanical impact or heat," said Larry...

By Sheble, Nicholas A new machine can detect explosive, chemical, and biological agents all at the same time. A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers proved a three-in-one machine, or "universal point detection system," can work, said George Farquar, a postdoctoral fellow and physical chemist at the Lab's Glenn T Seaborg Institute. The machine could help clear airplane passengers and screen baggage. The team uses a mass spectrometry system to detect the presence...

PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VSPC) subsidiary Ionfinity has been awarded a $750,000 Phase II contract for its proposal entitled "Advanced Robotic Detection of Chemical Agents, Toxic Industrial Gases, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)s for Force Health Protection" submitted to the Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. This competitively selected two year contract will result in a field demonstration of high...

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "1st Ld-Writethru: Substandard Explosives "Cause North China Coal blast""] TAIYUAN, June 15 (Xinhua) - Initial investigations showed that substandard explosives caused a coal mine blast that left 27 miners dead and seven others trapped, local authorities said on Sunday. Defective explosives stored in the shaft self-ignited, resulting in the deadly blast, according to an...

New explosives could be more powerful and safer to handle than TNT and other conventional explosives and would also be more environmentally friendly. TNT, RDX and other explosives commonly used in military and industrial applications often generate toxic gases upon detonation that pollute the environment. Moreover, the explosives themselves are toxic and can find their way into the environment due to incomplete detonation and as unexploded ordnance. They are also extremely...

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.Contaminated fingerprints leave dark shadows on the films, which glow blue under ultraviolet light. One of the films can distinguish between different classes of explosive chemicals, a property that could provide evidence to help solve a crime, or prevent one.A recent episode of CSI: Miami featured the technology, which linked...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., May 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new production process for the Army's most widely used explosive, TNT, is now underway at Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Va. The process replaced technology that created more than 60,000 pounds per day of "red water," named for the color of TNT exposed to air. Radford completely eliminated the environmental toxin -- and its estimated $1 million annual disposal bill -- from the production of the explosive. During the Vietnam...

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science CorrespondentWASHINGTON -- Chemicals sitting in anyone's bathroom at home could be used to make a bomb that would badly damage a passenger jet, and experts have been warning about this danger for years.British police said they foiled a plot on Thursday to blow up aircraft flying between Britain and the United States, and U.S. and British authorities banned liquids, including drinks, hair gels and lotions, from carry-on baggage."My hunch is that the...